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Thaler - John Theodore
| Issuer | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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| Year | 1623-1624 |
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| Weight | 28.14 g |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered achievement of arms of the County of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, surmounted by multiple helmets bearing crests including an eagle displayed, a demi-lion, and other heraldic charges, all rendered in high relief with rich baroque mantling flowing to either side. The shield incorporates the arms of Löwenstein, Wertheim, Rochefort, and associated lordships. The circumferential Latin legend continuing from the obverse reads ET MONTAGV SV P IN CHASPIERRE ET CVGNON ETZ, separated by a small cross, enclosed within a beaded inner border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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John Theodore ruled Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort during the opening years of the Thirty Years' War, and this thaler was struck precisely when the conflict was destabilizing currency production across the Rhenish territories. The count's right to mint silver was a jurisdictional privilege jealously guarded by the smaller imperial lordships, and exercising it during wartime chaos was as much a political statement as a practical necessity.
The two-year production window — 1623 to 1624 — coincides with the Kipper und Wipperzeit debasement crisis just beginning to subside, which may explain why full-weight silver thalers from minor lordships of this period were often hoarded rather than spent.