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Dicken - Thomas I
| Issuer | Haldenstein, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1609-1628 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Thomas I, Baron of Haldenstein, facing right within a rope-bordered inner circle, wearing a plumed helmet and plate armor with elaborate detailing. Below the bust, a quartered heraldic shield displaying the arms of the Lordship of Haldenstein is prominently centered in the lower field. The surrounding Latin legend, separated by rosette stops, reads THOMAS · L · B · A · E · D · I · HADENST :, identifying the issuing lord and his dominion. The overall style is characteristic of early seventeenth-century Swiss hammered coinage, with bold relief and vigorous engraving. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Haldenstein was among the smallest sovereign entities in the Holy Roman Empire — a tiny lordship in the Graubünden region of what is now Switzerland, whose right to strike coin was perpetually contested by neighboring powers. Thomas I of Brandis held the lordship from around 1608 and exploited the minting privilege aggressively, producing silver dicken that circulated well beyond the territory's negligible geographic footprint. The Swiss-German dicken denomination itself had largely fallen out of fashion by the early seventeenth century, making this a somewhat anachronistic issue even at the time of striking.