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2 Thalers - Adam Wenceslaus
| Issuer | Duchy of Teschen |
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| Year | 1608-1609 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a displayed imperial eagle with spread wings, rendered in the bold style characteristic of early seventeenth-century Silesian hammered coinage. The eagle occupies the majority of the reverse field, with detailed feathering visible on the wings and body. A circular Latin legend surrounds the eagle, reading SAPIENTE DIFFIDENTIA with the date 1609, referencing the ducal motto. The design is enclosed within a beaded border consistent with the obverse. The composition reflects the Silesian tradition of combining imperial heraldic imagery with personal ducal mottoes on multiple-thaler denominations. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Teschen, converted from Lutheranism to Catholicism in 1610 under pressure from the Habsburg court — making these 1608–1609 issues among the last struck during his Protestant administration. The timing matters: coinage from this precise window reflects a ducal authority that was politically independent enough to produce large-module silver, a capacity that eroded sharply as Habsburg influence over Silesian territories deepened through the early seventeenth century.
Teschen's mint output for this period was never large. The double thaler format demanded significant silver stock and skilled die work, both of which were inconsistently available in a small Silesian duchy.