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Heller Bracteate - Louis IV
| Issuer | Hessen-Marburg, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1567-1604 |
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| Value | 1 Heller (1⁄168) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Hessian lion rampant to the left within a heraldic shield, the lion rendered in typical late 16th-century Germanic style with characteristic mane detail. The initials L.L. appear above the shield, likely referencing Landgrave Ludwig IV. The entire device is enclosed within a border of pellets. The coin, being a thin bracteate, exhibits the characteristic one-sided relief with the design showing some irregularity typical of hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | L.L |
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| Edge | Plain |
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