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2 Thaler - William Louis Death
| Issuer | Anhalt-Köthen |
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| Year | 1665 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and helmeted coat of arms of Anhalt-Köthen displayed centrally, flanked by the mint official's initials divided on either side of the shield. The date appears below the arms, while a continuous circumferential legend in Fraktur blackletter script surrounds the entire composition. The heraldic design is rendered in the Germanic Baroque style typical of mid-seventeenth-century German territorial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a ten-line funerary inscription in Roman capital letters, commemorating the death of Prince Wilhelm Ludwig of Anhalt-Köthen. The text records his full title, birth date (Anno Christi M.DC.XXXIX), death date and hour (XIII April, circa the third afternoon hour, Anno Christi M.DC.LXV), and his age at death (26 years, 8 months, 13 days). A small decorative floral or foliate ornament appears at the top of the field above the first line of text. The inscription is precisely centered and evenly spaced, reflecting the formal memorial character of this commemorative issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | WILHELMUS LUDOVICUS D G PRI. ANHALT.COM.ASC.DOM BERNBET SERV.NATHIAU AO.CHR.M.DC.XXXIX. DENAT.XIII.A.PR.CIRCA HOR.III.MERID AO.CHR. M.DC.LXV.VIXIT AN: XXVI.MENS.VIII. DIES XIII. |
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