Münzmeisterpfennig Fortuna Variabilis Johann Wilhelm Schlemm

€408,805.00
LocationBrunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States)
Year1758-1776
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionCopper
Weight4.90 g
Diameter26.6 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Neum#31819
Obverse descriptionHelmeted and togate figure of Fortuna standing facing left, holding cornucopia full of Brunswick Horse ducats and scales.
Obverse letteringOMNIA CUM PONDERE NUMERO & MENSURA I. VV. S.
(Translation: All by weight, number and measure.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFortuna seated on wheel, holding sail; dies to right, playing cards to left.
Reverse letteringFORTUNA VARIABILIS
(Translation: Fortune is variable.)
Reverse script
MintClausthal, modern-day Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
MintageND (1758-1776)  - -
Catalog ID3565341310
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