Mintmasterpfennig - Fortuna Variabilis Johann Wilhelm Schlemm

Location Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States)
Year 1758-1790
Type Utility token
Composition Copper
Weight 5.16 g
Diameter 27.8 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Neumann#31819-33
Obverse description Fortuna stands with scales and spilled cornucopia, signed in the bottom section.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering OMNIA CVM PONDERE NVMERO ET MENSVRA · I·W·S·
(Translation: All things by weight, number and measure.)
Reverse description Fortuna Variabilis sitting on wheel facing left, with spilled cornucopia.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering FORTVNA VARIABILIS ·
(Translation: Fortune is Variable)
Mint Clausthal, modern-day Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Mintage
Numisquare ID 7626307740
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