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4 Mariengroschen - Justus Hermann
| Issuer | Holstein-Schaumburg-Pinneberg, County of |
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| Year | 1624 |
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| Value | 4 Mariengroschen (⅑) |
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| Reverse description | The central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle, bears the denomination inscription in three lines: IIII / MARI / GRO, indicating four Mariengroschen. The surrounding circular legend reads LANDT. MUNTZ. VON. FEIN. SIL., attesting to the coin's status as a land currency struck in fine silver. The lettering throughout is bold and Gothic in character, typical of north German hammered minor coinage of the early seventeenth century. The field is flat and unadorned save for the denomination text, presenting a straightforward monetary statement without additional ornamental devices. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Holstein-Schaumburg-Pinneberg was by 1624 a county in genuine administrative crisis. Jobst Hermann, the last male of the Schaumburg line, had died in 1622, triggering a territorial dispute between the Duchy of Holstein and several competing claimants that would not be fully resolved until 1640. This coin was struck during that interregnum period, under conditions where the county's monetary authority was itself contested. The Mariengroschen denomination was common across Lower Saxon territories, but issues from Pinneberg during these years are notably scarce — the mint's activity was erratic precisely because no single authority held firm control.