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3 Heller - Marquard Sebastian Schenk of Stauffenberg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Bamberg |
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| Year | 1683-1690 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Reverse description | The Roman numeral III, denoting the denomination of three Heller, is displayed prominently at center, accompanied by the Heller abbreviation to its right, all enclosed within a wreath of laurel or oak branches tied at the base. A dentilated inner border frames the wreath, with a further beaded outer border running to the coin's edge. The composition is simple and legible, consistent with the utilitarian character of small billon circulation coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1683 - - 1685 ++ - - 1686 ++ - - 1687 ++ - - 1688 ++ - - 1689 ++ - - 1690 ++ - - |
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Schenk von Stauffenberg governed Bamberg during a period of grinding fiscal pressure, with the bishopric still recovering from the devastations of the Thirty Years' War decades prior. Small billon heller issues like this one were struck largely to address chronic shortages of petty coinage in the local economy — imperial and regional mints alike struggled to keep low-denomination circulation supplied. The Bamberg mint's output under Schenk was modest, and KM#70 pieces that have survived without heavy porosity are harder to locate than their apparent obscurity might suggest.