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Speaking of silver content, this tiny undated (1493-1509) Hessen one-sided or "einseitiger" heller at 0.3 gr. has perhaps 1/100 the silver content of the last couple of coins from Bacchus2.  Saint Elizabeth holds a model of the church named after her in Marburg, Germany:  Edited by tdziemia
02/07/2026 08:36 am
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Wow - Amazing how they captured that image on so tiny a flan.
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But nothing like that Frankfurt city scape you posted a while ago.
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Nice adds.  Errers and Varietys.
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin - Friedrich Franz II (1842-1883) 1864 Thaler  Edited by Bacchus2
02/08/2026 03:54 am
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That's quite a portrait gallery of 19th century German aristocracy! Here is a Hildesheim mariengroschen of 1687:   I think this type originated with a radiant madonna on the reverse, but over time morphed into types without any religious iconography (or maybe it was a Catholic vs. Protestant thing by region?) For example, there is a 4 mariengroschen coin on page 2 of the thread, with nary a Maria in sight  Edited by tdziemia
02/08/2026 12:25 pm
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Great coin in very nice condition. Apparently the city of Hildesheim was Lutheran but the surrounding countryside was Catholic. Despite the city turning Protestant, the Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim remained a Catholic sovereign and was keen on the Holy Roman Empire thing - so walking a bit of a tightrope there. Coming from Northern Ireland I can't imagine this was ever an issue at all....  At least the child in the imagery looks happy. |
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The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1675 24 Mariengroschen   |
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Great additions. Errers and Varietys.
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That's a very nice, clean 1675 24 Mariengroschen! Todays add is the other Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Friedrich Wilhelm (1860-1904), 1870 Thaler  |
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That is a really nice coin. There's quite a lot going on that's notable in the imagery. I wonder if that neckless / chain of office is something specific.
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I think the woman in the image is Hildegard, wife (and empress) of Charlemagne, who founded Kempten Abbey. But that perhaps the legend conflates her with another Hildegard, the Christian mystic Hildegard of Bingen (known as Blessed Hildegard).
Presumably B HILDE FV MO CAM is short for Beata HILDEgardis, FVndator MOnasterii CAMptensis (Blessed Hildegard, founder of the Monastery of Kempten).
Charlemagne's wife probably would have been called "Imperatrix" (as on the 1513 Bamberg coin I posted with the empress of Henry II). I don't know the significant of chain of hearts (if that's what they are).
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