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2 Ducats - Gustavus II Adolphus
| Issuer | Mainz, Archbishopric of |
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| Year | 1632 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | • GVSTAVVS : ADOLPHVS D : G • SVEC • GOTH • VAND : REX M : PF • D : E • E : C • I • D ° |
| Reverse description | A rectangular architectural tablet, surmounted by a royal crown and flanked on either side by rampant lions supporting the frame, bears a four-line Latin inscription giving the denomination, issuer, and date. The tablet is set within an elaborate cartouche of Baroque strapwork and scrolling ornamental decoration. A small armorial shield appears at the top center above the tablet, within the crown. The date 1632 and mintmaster initials appear within the tablet itself. |
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This piece was struck by the Archbishopric of Mainz to commemorate Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden following his dramatic capture of the city in December 1631 — an occupation the Archbishop-Elector Anselm Casimir Wambolt von Umstadt had fled in advance. The Swedish king held Mainz for months, using it as a winter quarters and strategic base on the Rhine.
Gustavus died at Lützen in November 1632, making this a commemorative issued within the very year of his death. The Ahlström reference places it among a small series of Swedish-occupation donatives from captured German territories.