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1⁄48 Thaler - Maximilian of Horrich
| Issuer | Abbey of Corvey |
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| Year | 1715 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Crowned oval cartouche bearing a four-fold coat of arms, superimposed upon a crossed sword and pastoral crozier in saltire, symbolizing the temporal and ecclesiastical authority of the abbey. The shield is surmounted by a princely crown. The circular legend runs along the coin's periphery in Latin script, identifying the issuing abbot by title. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a five-line denomination inscription arranged vertically, reading 48 / I / REICHS / TH. / AGP, indicating the coin's value of 1/48 Reichsthaler, with the mintmaster's initials AGP appearing at the foot of the inscription. Small six-pointed rosette or star ornaments flank the numeral I on the second line. The surrounding circular legend, partially visible on the coin's border, reads FURSTL. CORVEY. LAND. MUNTZ. with the date 1715 incorporated into the legend. |
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Corvey, the Benedictine abbey on the Weser founded in 822, held the status of an Imperial Abbey — answerable to the Emperor alone, not to any territorial prince. That independence included the right to strike coin, though by the early eighteenth century such ecclesiastical minting rights were increasingly contested by neighboring secular powers. Maximilian von Horrich served as Prince-Abbot from 1714 until 1721, a tenure short enough that his coinage is scarce across all denominations.
The Ilisch/Schwede reference distinguishes this as die state A/a, placing it among the earliest strikes of the issue.