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4 Heller
| Issuer | Aachen, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1656-1658 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1504-1798) |
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| Obverse description | Spread imperial double-headed eagle displayed in the field, with wings outstretched and talons visible at lower center. The last two digits of the date are divided by the eagle's body at the base, appearing in the lower field to either side of the tail feathers. No legend surrounds the design; the composition is rendered in a bold, simplified style characteristic of mid-seventeenth century hammered copper coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Three-line inscription in the field denoting the mint city and denomination, presented in bold upright Roman lettering. The uppermost line reads AQVIS GRANVM, the Latin toponym for Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), followed by a row of four pellets as a separating ornament, with the numeral IIII in the lower line indicating the value of four Heller. The design is unframed, with the lettering filling the flan in a straightforward, utilitarian arrangement typical of small copper emergency or municipal coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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