1/4 Thaler - Henry Julius

Henry Julius ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1589 until his death in 1613, and his coinage program was unusually prolific — he maintained an active mint policy partly to fund an extravagant court that included one of the earliest professional theatre companies in German-speaking lands. The quarter thaler denomination served the practical demands of commerce at a moment when the thaler system was still consolidating across the Lower Saxon Circle.

Welter 659 is a well-documented type within the series, though die combinations for Henry Julius's fractional silver can vary considerably across the run of his long reign.