1 Groschen Counterstamped

Issuer	Erfurt, City of
Year	1456-1464
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Weight	2.11 g
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Obverse description	Applied counterstamp of Erfurt depicting a six-spoked wheel, punched prominently into the obverse field of a host coin — a Schwertgroschen originally struck at Colditz. The underlying host coin retains partially visible elements of its original design, including remnants of a crowned figure and peripheral legend in Latin uncial script. The counterstamp itself is deeply impressed and roughly circular, with the wheel motif — the heraldic symbol of Erfurt — clearly rendered at center. The irregular flan and hammered fabric are characteristic of mid-15th-century German bracteate-influenced coinage practices.
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Reverse description	The reverse retains the design of the original Schwertgroschen host coin from Colditz, exhibiting the typical elements of mid-15th-century Meissen-area groschen coinage, including a partially legible peripheral Latin legend in uncial characters and central devices now worn and partially obscured by the counterstamping process. The flat, hammered surface shows significant circulation wear consistent with extended use prior to and following the application of the Erfurt counterstamp. The field is uneven, reflecting the irregular flan characteristic of hammered silver issues of this period.
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