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1 Thaler - Erich III
| Issuer | Brunswick-Calenberg, Principality of |
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| Year | 1563-1564 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Erich III of Brunswick-Calenberg — known as Erich the Younger — was a mercenary commander before he was a prince, having spent years selling his military services across the Italian peninsula. These thalers were struck during a period when his debts and political entanglements were severe enough that the coinage itself was partly a liquidity measure. He died in 1584 still deeply indebted, having mortgaged substantial territorial revenues to creditors in Augsburg and Antwerp.
The two-year span of this issue, 1563–1564, aligns with renewed pressure from the Imperial Chamber Court over Erich's financial obligations.