2 Groschen - Matthaus Schiner

Issuer Sion, Bishopric of
Year 1499-1522
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 2 Groschen (1/8)
Currency Thaler (1475-1780)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.38 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) HMZ 1#2-1024
Obverse description Mitre over shield in quadrilobe.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering +MATHEVS·EPS·SEDV`·PRE·ET·CO`·V
(Translation: Matheus Episcopus Sedunensis Praefectus Et Comes Vallesiae Matthaus, Bishop of Sion, Governor and Count of Valais)
Reverse description Bust of saint facing forward within circle.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering +S·THEODOLVS·PATRO`·SEDVNE`.
(Translation: Saint Theodore, Patron of Sion)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1499-1522) - -
Numisquare ID 3123425010
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