1 Witten

Kiel held minting rights as a function of its Hanseatic ambitions, and the Witten was the workhorse denomination of northern German commerce during the fourteenth century — small enough for everyday exchange, substantial enough to move goods across the Baltic trade network. Jesse #341 places this issue firmly within the mid-century municipal series, distinct from the episcopal and ducal coinages competing for the same regional circulation. The city's minting activity was never prolific; Kiel was a secondary player compared to Lübeck, and surviving examples from this run are correspondingly scarce.