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2 1/2 Goldgulden - John Schweickhardt of Kronberg Aschaffenburg castle
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1614 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Ornate quartered coat of arms combining the arms of Mainz (the wheel) and Kronberg, displayed within an elaborately mantled escutcheon occupying the central field. Three helmets surmount the shield, richly adorned with crests and lambrequins in high relief. A continuous Latin legend encircles the composition in the outer ring, reading along the coin's entire circumference. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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John Schweickhardt von Kronberg held the archbishopric from 1604 until his death in 1626, presiding over Mainz during the years immediately preceding the Thirty Years' War — a conflict that would devastate the electorate and render large gold emissions increasingly difficult to sustain. The Aschaffenburg castle designation in the title reflects the secondary imperial residence of the Mainz electors, used frequently when the political temperature in Mainz itself made residency uncomfortable.
At .986 fineness, this piece sits exceptionally close to pure gold — a specification more demanding than the Rhenish goldgulden standard of the period.