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1 Thaler - Christian Ernest
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1664 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#78, Dav ST#6272, Helmschrot#349, Slg. Erl#2939 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | CUM.SOLE.REBELLANTE.LUNA.PUGNO |
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Christian Ernest inherited the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in 1661 at age sixteen, and the early thalers struck under his name reflect the administrative ambitions of a minor Hohenzollern branch eager to assert parity with grander German courts. Brandenburg-Bayreuth occupied an awkward position — nominally under the broader Hohenzollern umbrella yet fiercely protective of its own mint rights and ceremonial coinage.
The Davenport reference ST#6272 places this piece within the broader Franconian thaler tradition, where die-cutting quality varied considerably between contracted engravers.