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1 Ausbeutethaler - Wolfgang, John IV, George III and Joachim I Harzgerode
| Issuer | Anhalt, Principality of |
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| Year | 1539 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Two facing busts of the remaining co-ruling princes rendered in the same Renaissance hammered style as the obverse, with draped busts facing one another at center. Four small shields of arms are interspersed within the legend, dividing the circular Latin inscription around the periphery. The date 1539 appears divided by the lower portion of the uppermost shield of arms. The legend identifies this as a new coin of the Principality of Anhalt. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Ausbeutethaler series from Anhalt documents the mining output of the Harz region, with proceeds from silver extraction at the local mines divided among the ruling branches of the Anhalt dynasty. This 1539 piece was issued jointly under four princes — Wolfgang, John IV, George III, and Joachim I — reflecting the fragmented inheritance structure that characterized Anhalt throughout the sixteenth century, where territorial sovereignty was routinely partitioned among brothers rather than consolidated under a single heir.
Davenport's classification under GT I#8909 places it among the earliest documented Ausbeute issues from the principality. The Harz mines producing the silver here would later pass through successive dynastic reorganizations before Anhalt's various lines finally reunited under a single ruler in 1603.