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1 Batzen - Frederick II
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1523-1535 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Palatinate lozengy (barry fusilly) shield, displaying the characteristic diagonal chequerboard pattern of the Wittelsbach dynasty. The date is inscribed above the shield within the inner circle. The shield is flanked on either side by small decorative ornamental branches or rosettes. A beaded inner border separates the central device from the surrounding legend, which reads FRIDERID COM PALAT[INI] (or similar), identifying Frederick II as Count Palatine. The overall style is typical of early sixteenth-century German hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | NO · MICH · DNE · NE · IN · IRA · TVA · ARGVAS · ME |
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Frederick II ruled the Electoral Palatinate from 1544, which creates an immediate problem: a coin attributed to him dated 1523–1535 almost certainly belongs to his predecessor, Ludwig V, or reflects a cataloging confusion that has persisted across multiple reference works. The Batzen denomination itself was a product of South German monetary convention, introduced in the late fifteenth century and widely imitated across the Rhenish territories in the early sixteenth.
Götz#43 is the anchor reference here for serious attribution questions.