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3 Groschens - Ieremia Type b
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1595-1606 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | At center, the auroch's head — the heraldic symbol of Moldavia — is depicted facing forward within an oval cartouche, flanked by fleur-de-lis ornaments on either side and below. The surrounding field is occupied by a circular Latin legend denoting the denomination and issuing authority. The design is characteristic of the hammered coinage produced in Moldavia during the late 16th to early 17th century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ieremia Movilă ruled Moldavia as a client of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, installed and repeatedly reinstated by Polish military force against Ottoman-backed rivals. His coinage reflects this dependency directly — the groschens of his reign were struck to Polish metrical standards, facilitating commerce with the Commonwealth that underwrote his throne. The "Type b" designation within MBR#818 distinguishes a die variant within what was already a politically fragmented and interrupted minting program.