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1 Pfennig with St. Matthias
| Issuer | Goslar, City of |
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| Year | 1436-1471 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄288) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1436-1471) |
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Goslar's civic coinage in this period drew authority from the city's close association with the collegiate church of St. Simon and St. Jude, but the choice of St. Matthias as patron on this issue reflects the apostle's particular veneration in the region — likely tied to relics held locally. The Harz mining economy underpinned Goslar's ability to strike silver at this small denomination across four decades, the ore coming almost entirely from the Rammelsberg mine that had defined the city's wealth since the tenth century.