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⅙ Thaler - Henry Ernest I
| Issuer | Stolberg-Wernigerode, County of |
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| Year | 1671-1672 |
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| Value | ⅙ Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stag passant to the left occupies the central field, rendered in a bold, slightly naïve style characteristic of late 17th-century German provincial coinage. The continuation of the Latin comital title legend of Heinrich Ernst runs in a circular border around the periphery of the coin, enclosed within a beaded or linear rim. |
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Henry Ernest I ruled Stolberg-Wernigerode during a period when the fragmented Stolberg territories were issuing coinage almost competitively among their various lines. The 1671–1672 date range suggests this sixth-thaler was struck across two minting sessions, likely under the same dies or closely related ones — a common economy for a small county with limited mint infrastructure and no permanent mint of its own.
Friederich 1243 is the authoritative reference here; KM coverage of minor Stolberg fractions is notoriously thin.