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4 Thalers - John Frederick Harz - Ausbeute - Löser
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg |
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| Year | 1670 |
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| Weight | 115.38 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a crowned interlaced script JF monogram of Duke John Frederick, surrounded by a ring of fourteen small armorial shields representing the dynastic territories of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The encircling legend incorporates the date 1670, with the denomination numeral 4 punched into the field. The motto EX DURIS GLORIA appears within the legend, referencing the glory derived from hardship, alluding to the Harz mining enterprise. The overall composition is executed in high relief in the characteristic Löser format, combining heraldic splendor with the personal cipher of the issuing duke. |
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| Obverse lettering | EX DURIS GLORIA ANNO 1670 JF 4 LW |
| Reverse description | A spirited horse leaps to the left in dynamic high relief, its mane flowing freely, set against a detailed panoramic background depicting an active Harz mountain silver mining complex. Below and behind the horse, the scene features miners at work, timber-framed mine shaft structures, fencing, spoil heaps, and coniferous forest rising along the flanks. In the lower register, a cross-sectional view of underground mine workings is rendered in fine detail, showing miners engaged in subterranean labor with equipment visible within the shaft. Stylized clouds occupy the upper right of the field, and the entire composition is framed by a decorative granulated border, exemplifying the elaborate pictorial tradition of the Brunswick Ausbeute Löser coinage. |
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