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Thaler with standing St. Stephen
| Issuer | Metz, City of |
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| Year | 1628-1634 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of Saint Stephen, patron saint of the Cathedral of Metz, standing facing within a large oval beaded inner border. The saint is depicted in liturgical vestments, holding a large martyr's palm frond in his right hand and a book (the Gospels) in his left, with a small stone at his feet — a traditional iconographic reference to his martyrdom by stoning. The figure is rendered in a late-medieval stylised manner consistent with early 17th-century German municipal coinage. The circular legend enclosing the design reads S. STEPHANVS PROTHOMART, identifying him as protomartyr, with decorative stops separating the legend elements. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1628 - - 1629 - - 1629 - Traditional aureole variety - 1630 - - 1631 - - 1632 - - 1633 - - 1634 - - |
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