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10 Thalers - Frederick Ulrich Löser
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1614 |
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| Value | 10 Thalers |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a large, elaborately mantled eleven-fold quartered coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, surmounted by multiple crested helms with rich baroque lambrequins and supporters including lions and other heraldic beasts. Above the achievement, a prominent crest features the rearing horse of Hanover. The punched denomination numeral '10' appears within the arms, denoting the Löser value. The encircling Latin legend is separated from the inner field by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDERIC ❀ ULRIC ❀ DEI ❀ GRATIA ❀DUX ❀BRUNSVICENSIS ❀ ET ❀ LUNEBURGENSIS 10 |
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The Löser was a distinctly Brunswick phenomenon — a presentation-grade multiple thaler produced not for circulation but for diplomatic gift-giving, estate settlements, and treasury reserves. Frederick Ulrich, who inherited the duchy in 1613, ruled through nearly continuous internal conflict with the estates and neighboring powers, and these heavyweight silver pieces functioned as portable stores of value and instruments of political relationship-building rather than everyday money.
At 10 thaler weight, this is among the more substantial denominations in the Löser series. The Welter 1039 reference places it within a well-documented sequence, though survivors in problem-free condition are genuinely uncommon given the pieces were frequently mounted, looped, or holed for wear as personal ornaments by their recipients.