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1/4 Thaler - John Death
| Issuer | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1622 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a large human skull facing slightly left, with two crossed bones beneath, rendered in bold relief. An inner legend in Latin reads DISCE MORI encircling the skull motif, referencing the memento mori tradition. The outer legend, also in Latin, identifies the issuer: IOHANNES D G DVX SLES HOLSA, separated by pellet stops. The overall design is characteristic of early 17th-century German funerary coinage, with robust lettering and a stark, emblematic composition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a seven-line Latin commemorative inscription recording the biographical dates of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, set within the coin's full field without any additional decorative border. The text reads: NATVS AO 1545 DIE 25 MARTI BIIT AO 1622 DIE 9 OCTOB VIXIT ANNOS 77 MENSES 8 DIES 14, documenting his birth on 25 March 1545 and death on 9 October 1622, having lived 77 years, 8 months, and 14 days. The inscription is rendered in incuse capital letters with dot separators between words and numerals, consistent with German commemorative coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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