Catalog
1 Körtling
| Issuer | Göttingen, City of |
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| Year | 1491 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the city arms of Göttingen — a stylized eagle or heraldic device — set within a beaded inner circle. A Gothic or Gothic-influenced Latin legend encircles the design in the outer ring, reading along the coin's periphery. The strike is characteristic of late medieval hammered silver coinage, resulting in a somewhat irregular flan with uneven surfaces. The design elements are rendered in low relief typical of small denominational Körtling coinage of Lower Saxony. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a stylized heraldic lion passant or similar civic emblem, set within a beaded inner circle consistent with the obverse framing. A Latin peripheral legend surrounds the central motif within the outer border, separated by a beaded ring. The overall design reflects the civic coinage tradition of late 15th-century German municipal mints. The hammered technique has produced slight weakness in the strike, characteristic of small silver Pfennig-sized issues of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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