Kreuzer - Johann Lucius

Haldenstein was a tiny Rhaetian lordship perched along the Rhine south of Chur, its independence more a function of Swiss political fragmentation than any genuine power. The Salis family, who held the lordship through the early eighteenth century, exercised coinage rights that were technically valid but practically marginal — most of these small billon pieces circulated locally and wore quickly given the alloy's softness.

Johann Lucius was among the last lords of Haldenstein to strike coin before the lordship's monetary autonomy effectively lapsed.