Groschen

Issuer Laufenburg, City of
Year 1505
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Groschen
Currency Groschen (1505-1623)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.25 g
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Shape Round
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Reference(s) HMZ 1#2-1
Obverse description Rampant lion on city coat of arms inside hexafoil. Beaded ring around. Dots are styled as roses in legend.
Obverse script Latin (uncial)
Obverse lettering ✠ GROSSVS ⁑ LOVFENBERG`⁎ 1505 ⁑
(Translation: Groschen of Laufenburg.)
Reverse description Large cross dividing legend on two tiers. Pearled circles separating legend lines.
Reverse script Latin (uncial)
Reverse lettering ✠ INT`⁎ NAT`⁎ MVLIER`⁎ NON ⁑ SVRR`⁎ MAIO` IOE ⁑ BAP TIS TA ⁑
(Translation: Latin, unabridged: `Inter natos mulierum non surrexit maior Iohanne Baptista.` `Among them that are born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist`, Matthew, 11:11)
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Mintage 1505 - - 61
Numisquare ID 7967855480
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