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Wachsmuth, Andreas (18.02.1545 - 25.02.1604) |
Mintmaster in Mainz in service of the archbishop from 1586 to shortly before his death in 1604. Previously mintmaster in Veldenz from 1577 to 1579 (for the duke of Pfalz-Veldenz), in Simmern from 1578 to 1587 (for the duke of Pfalz-Simmern), and in Neuleiningen from 1587 to 1591 (for the bishop of Worms). Also mintmaster in Kirchheim-Bolanden (for the count of Nassau-Saarbrücken) from 1588, and in Wiesbaden from 1591 (mint operational in 1592) to 1594 (for the count of Nassau-Idstein-Wiesbaden). Personal symbol Zainhaken (mint master's tool) in Mainz. He also used a six-rayed star and a floral ornament. Lit.: E. Pick, Zwischen Gunst und Galgen. Münzmeister im Kurfürstentum Mainz (2014) pp. 36-38, 75. |
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Mintmaster (MM Mod)  |
GND |
https://d-nb.info/gnd/1225555558 |
VIAF |
http://viaf.org/viaf/15161149539434940004 |
https://mmlo.de/12051 |
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