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12 Mariengroschen - John Adolph
| Issuer | Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, County of |
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| Year | 1675 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#92, Kennepohl#122 |
| Obverse description | Crowned quartered shield of arms of the County of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda occupying the central field, featuring hearts, anchors, and an eagle across the four quarters. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. A circular legend in Latin runs along the outer border, identifying the issuing ruler, separated by decorative stops. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda was a patchwork of territories assembled through inheritance and treaty across the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and John Adolph's rule in the 1670s came during the final decades before the county's absorption into larger regional powers. The 12 Mariengroschen denomination was a workhorse of northwest German commerce in this period, valued precisely because it bridged the gap between small change and the heavier Thaler-based system without committing to either.
Kennepohl's catalog of Westphalian coinage remains the primary authority for attributing this issue. County-level silver from this region in the 1670s survives in consistently low numbers.