3 Thalers - Frederick V Löser

€1.00
IssuerBrunswick-Lüneburg-Celle
Year1647
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value3 Thalers
CurrencyThaler
CompositionSilver
Weight86.80 g
Dimensions80 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#177, Dav BrSL#135, Müseler#10.4.1/37, Welter#1399, Fiala#676
Obverse descriptionDuke Friedrich, surrounded by the arms of the various cities and towns of his duchy: Brunswick, Eberstein, Oberdiepholz, Lohra, Unterdiepholz, Lutterberg, Blankenburg, Klettenberg, Regenstein, Hohenstein, Bruchhausen, Hoya, Homburg, and Lüneburg.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringV . G . G . FRIDERICH HERTZOG ZU BRAUNSUETIGUND LUNEBURG ∴
Reverse descriptionDichotomic scene; to the right a landscape with felled trees and a burning building watched by a nearby bird (owl?) in a withered tree, to the left is a more idyllic scene of farmers, shepherds, and miners in a landscape beneath the sun overwatched by a nearby dove with an olive branch in its beak. A `3` denoting the weight in Talers is stamped at the bottom.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUNFRIED VERZEHRT · ANNO 1647 · FRIEDE ERNEHRT
Edge
Mint
Mintage1647  - -
Catalog ID3956096010
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