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12 Mariengroschen - Christoph Frederick and Jost Christian Ausbeute
| Issuer | County of Stolberg-Stolberg |
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| Year | 1707-1728 |
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| Weight | 7.77 g |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the denomination in four lines as a bold inscription: XII / MARIEN / GROSCH / V.FEIN.SILB., with the date and mint-master initials (e.g. 17·IIG·07) below, all within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads CHRIST·FRID·U·IOST·CHRISTI·GEB·GR·ZU·ST·K·R·W·U·H, abbreviating the names and titles of the two co-rulers, Christoph Friedrich and Jost Christian, Counts of Stolberg. Small rosette or floral ornaments separate elements of the legend. The entire design reflects the utilitarian typographic style typical of early eighteenth-century German mining coinage, with no figural imagery on this face. The coin's silver purity is explicitly declared by the FEIN SILB. (fine silver) notation in the central inscription. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts the heraldic stag of Stolberg standing to the left atop a pedestal or plinth, with the distinctive tall antlered crown surmounting a sceptre or pole rising behind it — the traditional arms of the County of Stolberg. The stag is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field, with naturalistic detail in the antlers and musculature. A beaded inner circle separates this central device from the surrounding legend, which reads GOTT SEEGNE UND ERHALTE UNSERE BERGWERCKE. (God bless and preserve our mines), a pious invocation referencing the Ausbeute (mining profit) character of the issue. The reverse legend is separated at top by a small orb finial, and the entire composition conveys the importance of silver mining to the economy of the county. |
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