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⅔ Thaler - Henry XXIV
| Issuer | Reuss-Ebersdorf |
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| Year | 1765 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered shield of arms occupying the central field, displaying the heraldic devices of the House of Reuss, including lions and cranes in the respective quarters, supported by foliate scrollwork and cartouche elements in Baroque style. The denomination '2/3' appears in the lower central portion of the shield, flanked by the mintmaster's initials 'I.C.E.' The surrounding Latin legend states the issuing authority, fineness standard, and date '1765', running along the full circumference of the reverse. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Henry XXIV ruled Reuss-Ebersdorf for over six decades, one of the longest reigns among the fragmented Reuss lordships of Thuringia. The ⅔ Thaler denomination — effectively two-thirds of a full Reichsthaler — was a distinctly north German commercial convention, widely accepted in trade across the Saxon territories but rarely issued by the smaller Reuss lines. That Ebersdorf struck one at all in 1765 reflects the county's brief ambition to participate in regional monetary circulation on terms beyond its political weight.
The Reuss family's peculiar naming tradition — every male heir named Heinrich, distinguished only by number — makes attribution across the various Reuss branches genuinely treacherous for collectors working without full genealogical references at hand.