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1 Ducat - Anna Dorothea Death of Anna Dorothea
| Issuer | Quedlinburg, Abbey of |
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| Year | 1704 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Abbess Anna Dorothea facing right, her hair dressed in elaborate curls typical of the late Baroque period. A circular legend surrounds the effigy, recording her birth, investiture, and death dates along with her full abbreviated title as Abbess of Quedlinburg. The legend reads continuously around the inner border, with a small star serving as a divider at the base. The coin exhibits fine, high-relief portraiture characteristic of early eighteenth-century German ecclesiastical coinage. The milled border frames the composition neatly. |
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| Obverse lettering | NATA 13 NOV 1657 INV 29 IAN 1685 DEN 23 IVN 1704 D G ANNA DOROT D S I C M A ET W DIOEC QVEDL ABBAT |
| Reverse description | A large sunburst radiates from the lower right field, its rays fanning dramatically across the entire reverse surface in high relief, evoking the setting sun as a metaphor for the abbess's death. At the lower horizon, a small globe or orb rests at the source of the rays, partially obscured by the landscape. A branch of foliage is visible in the lower left field. The circular legend ABIT VT DECORAT IVRAMOENO arches around the upper border, a Latin phrase alluding to her departure beautifying the pleasant shores. The mintmaster's initials H.C.H. appear in the exergue. |
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