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2 Thaler - Eucharius Casimir
| Issuer | County of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1697 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1611-1812) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by an ornate nine-fold quartered achievement of arms, richly decorated with baroque mantling and cartouche work, flanked by elaborate scrollwork. Four crested helmets surmount the shield, each bearing distinct heraldic charges including a lion, an eagle, and other dynastic devices. The date 1697 is divided at the lower portion of the shield, with mintmaster initials F and S appearing on either side in the exergue area. A circular Latin legend runs along the outer border, identifying the ruler's extensive titles and territorial possessions. The entire composition is executed in high-relief baroque style characteristic of late seventeenth-century German coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEILDORF & MONT. S. PR. IN CHASS. D. IN SCHAR. BR. HERB & NEUCH. 16 97 F S |
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Eucharius Casimir ruled Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg as a minor Catholic line of the House of Löwenstein, itself a cadet branch of the Palatinate-Simmern Wittelsbachs. The county was perpetually squeezed between larger Imperial neighbors, and large-denomination silver issues like this double thaler functioned more as prestige objects and diplomatic gifts than circulating money — the county's economic footprint was simply too small to require them in trade.
The Davenport reference places this among the spättaler series, struck late in the tradition of large German silver when the type was already in commercial decline across the Empire.