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1 Mariengroschen - John VIII
| Issuer | County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (German States) |
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| Year | 1655-1657 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | I. G. Z. S. W. V. H. H. Z. H. V. N. L. V. C. (Translation: John, Count of Sayn, Wittgenstein and Hohenstein, Lord of Homburg, Vallendar, Neumagen, Lohra and Klettenberg) |
| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a frontal enthroned figure of the Madonna is depicted, nimbed and holding the Christ Child on her left arm while her right hand appears raised in a gesture of blessing. The figures are rendered in a stylized, hieratic manner characteristic of hammered German Mariengroschen coinage of the period. A peripheral Latin legend referencing Maria as Mother and Lady encircles the design along the outer border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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