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1 Körtling - Philip Adolphus of Ehrenberg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1623-1624 |
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| Weight | 0.7 g |
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| Reverse description | An imperial orb surmounted by a cross displayed within a diamond-shaped (rhombus) cartouche, with the denomination numeral 84 inscribed in the lower segment of the orb, indicating the coin's value as the 84th part of a Thaler. Ornate arabesque scrollwork fills the four corners surrounding the rhombus, framing the central device. The beaded border encircles the entire design, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Würzburg mint in this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | 84 |
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Philip Adolphus von Ehrenberg became Prince-Bishop of Würzburg in 1623, the same year this coin was struck, and his tenure would become notorious — he presided over one of the most intensive witch trial campaigns in German history, with over 300 executions recorded in the diocese before his death in 1631. The Körtling itself was a fractional denomination tied to the collapsing Kipper und Wipper inflation crisis that had destabilized the Holy Roman Empire's coinage system since roughly 1619, when speculators and mints alike debased small silver coins aggressively. By 1623–24, stabilization efforts were forcing many ecclesiastical mints to adjust their output sharply.