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| Location | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1629 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the scene of Caritas Romana in high relief: a standing young woman with her robe drawn aside nursing an elderly bearded man who kneels before her with bound hands, illustrating the Roman tale of filial piety. The date 1629 appears in the lower field. A circular Gothic-script legend surrounds the scene along the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Die Römerin ihrn Vater liebt / durch ihr brust sie ihm Nahrung gibt 1629 (Translation: The Roman loves her father / through her breast she gives him food) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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