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2 Thalers - Julius Juliuslöser
| Issuer | Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German States) |
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| Year | 1574 |
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| Value | 2 Thalers |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Juliuslöser takes its name from Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who issued these large multiple-thaler pieces beginning in 1574 as a direct consequence of his seizure of the Gandersheim and Grubenhagen territories — the silver for these coins came substantially from the revived Rammelsberg mines at Goslar, whose output Julius aggressively expanded after consolidating control of the region. These were not circulation coins; they functioned as diplomatic gifts and display pieces, presented at court to signal the duke's newfound political weight.
The Welter 552 attribution places this among the earliest of the series, struck before Julius standardized the Löser format in later years.