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| Issuer | Augsburg, Free city of |
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| Year | 1626-1628 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Within a richly ornamented baroque cartouche of scrolling foliate strapwork, the Augsburg pine cone (Zirbelnuss) displayed upright within an oval frame. The Roman numeral date appears above the cartouche in the upper field. The circular legend reads AVGVSTA VINDELICORVM in Latin script, running around the periphery within a beaded border, referencing the city's ancient Roman name. |
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| Reverse description | A displayed imperial double-headed eagle with wings spread, crowned with a single imperial crown, holding a sceptre in the right talon and an orb in the left. On the breast of the eagle, a shield bearing the fraction '2/3' denoting the coin's value. The surrounding legend references the titles of Emperor Ferdinand II: FERDINAN·II·D·G·RO·IMP·CAS·BOH·HUN·REX·GE, arranged within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | FERDINAN·II·D·G·RO·IMP·CAS·BOH·HUN·REX·GE |
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