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1 Fürstengroschen - Ernest I, Botho and Caspar Ulrich
| Issuer | County of Regenstein |
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| Year | 1565 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central shield displaying the four-fold arms of Regenstein, surmounted by an ornate crested helm with elaborate mantling extending into the field. The heraldic device is rendered in the German Renaissance style typical of mid-16th century hammered coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, with the names of the joint rulers partially legible around the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The County of Regenstein was one of the more obscure lordships of the Harz region, its territory squeezed between the expanding ambitions of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. By 1565, the county was already in its terminal decline — Regenstein would be absorbed by Brandenburg-Prussia within decades. The joint issue under Ernest I, Botho, and Caspar Ulrich reflects the partitioned co-rulership arrangements common among German dynastic houses of the period, where inheritance fragmentation often produced coins with multiple regnal names that survive in very small numbers today.