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2 Goldgulden Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1615-1619 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with spread wings and displayed talons, bearing an orb on its breast. The eagle is rendered in fine detail with feathering throughout the wings and body. A circular legend surrounds the eagle referencing the Holy Roman Emperor Matthias. The coin's beaded border frames the entire composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | MATHI·RO·IMP·AV·G·PE·DECRE·70 |
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Nuremberg's pattern strikes of this period were produced not for circulation but as presentation pieces — gifts to visiting dignitaries, imperial functionaries, and potential creditors whose goodwill the city's merchant oligarchy actively cultivated. The Free Imperial City operated with considerable fiscal autonomy, and its mint used high-purity gold patterns as a form of institutional diplomacy during the years immediately preceding the Thirty Years' War.
The Kellner reference places this among a small group of documented gold multiples from the city's early 17th-century output. Survivors are rare by any measure.