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4 Heller - Louis IV
| Issuer | Hessen-Marburg, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1596 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hessen-Marburg existed as a separate landgraviate for only a single generation, created in 1567 when Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous divided his territories among four sons. Louis IV inherited Hessen-Marburg, the smallest share, and ruled until his death in 1604, after which — having no legitimate heirs — the territory reverted and was absorbed into a bitter inheritance dispute between Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Darmstadt that dragged on for decades.
The Schütz III#516.1 attribution places this piece within a tightly documented local coinage from Marburg mint, operating under the supervision of the Upper Rhenish Circle's assay regulations.