Token - Münzmeisterpfennige Johann Benjamin Hecht

€80,910.00
LocationSaxony (Albertinian Line), Kingdom of
Year1761
TypeUtility items › Counter tokens
CompositionCopper
Weight4.83 g
Diameter27 mm
Thickness0.5 mm
ShapeRound
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Obverse descriptionHeraldic Arms (Wapenschild); a shield with three stylised pike fish placed in the form of a star. Above is a helmet, on which is standing a person with a hat and divining in right hand. Below divided 17 61 numerals.
Obverse letteringI·B·HECHT·K·GR·BR·A·C·V·F·BR·LVN·MVNTZ·MEISTER·Z·Z· 1761
(Translation: Johann Benjamin Hecht, Royal United Britanni shear, also Chur princely and Princely Braunschweig-Lüneburgischer moneyer to Zellerfeld)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA female figure (Ceres) advancing left. Cornucopia overspilling in left hand, and right hand grasping string being held out by God. Radiant sun on left, above fields and mountains. Blank exergue.
Reverse letteringDEO · DVCE ·
(Translation: Under God`s guidance)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1761  - -
Catalog ID9644244830
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