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1 Dreier - Louis II, Henry XXI, Albert George and Christian I
| Issuer | Stolberg, County of |
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| Year | 1556-1557 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#41, Friederich#198 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1556 - - 1557 - - |
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The four counts named on this issue — Louis II, Henry XXI, Albert George, and Christian I — reflect the fractured co-rulership arrangements typical of the Stolberg dynasty, where the county was repeatedly partitioned among male heirs rather than consolidated. By the mid-sixteenth century, Stolberg silver output was closely tied to the Harz mining region, and small-denomination issues like this Dreier circulated heavily in local trade around the Mansfeld copper district. The Friederich 198 attribution distinguishes this particular joint-reign emission from adjacent issues bearing overlapping but differently configured ruler combinations.