4 Mariengroschen - Justus Hermann

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.