Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Thalers - Wolfgang of Dalberg Bettlertaler
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
|---|---|
| Year | 1586 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the quartered arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz, displaying the six-spoked wheel of Mainz alternating with fleurs-de-lis in the quarters, surmounted by an elaborate electoral cap beneath a cross-topped crown flanked by decorative foliage and the two supporters of the achievement. The shield is encircled by an ornate wreath of acanthus-style foliate ornament. The peripheral legend in Latin reads WOLFFG: D: G: ARCHI: MOGVN: P: ELECT., identifying Wolfgang von Dalberg as Archbishop of Mainz and Prince-Elector, separated by rosette stops, with a beaded inner border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a boldly struck equestrian figure of Saint Martin of Tours in three-quarter view to the left, mounted on a prancing horse, depicted in contemporary armour and wearing a plumed helmet, in the act of sharing his cloak with a kneeling beggar below the horse's hooves — the iconographic motif that earned this type the popular designation 'Bettlertaler' (beggar thaler). A small shield bearing the Mainz wheel is visible at the lower field. The surrounding peripheral legend reads MONETA: NOVA: AR GEN: MOGVNT: 1586, separated by dot stops, with the date 1586 prominently placed at the top of the legend, enclosed within a beaded inner border. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |