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Thaler - John Theodore
| Issuer | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
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| Year | 1623-1624 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Double-headed imperial eagle displayed, each head surmounted by a separate crown and both heads together beneath a central imperial crown at the apex. An orb bearing a cross is depicted on the breast of the eagle, with the wings spread wide showing detailed feathering. The surrounding Latin legend names Emperor Ferdinand II with his titles and the date 1623, contained within a beaded 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 dismantling the financial stability of the smaller Rhenish counts. The Rochefort line had separated from the main Löwenstein-Wertheim branch in 1611, and John Theodore's brief independent coinage reflects that fragmented sovereignty — a tiny Catholic county asserting itself through silver at the worst possible moment historically.
The 1623–1624 dating places this issue within the Kipper und Wipper crisis, during which debased currency flooded the Empire. A full-weight thaler from a minor count in this window is genuinely unusual.