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Schwellenburg, Heinrich (1582-16.01.1632) |
Mintmaster in Mühlhausen/Thuringia from 1621 to 1622. Son of the garment tailor Sebastian Schwellenburg. Baptised on 8 November 1582 in Mühlhausen, died on 16 January 1631. Trained goldsmith. Schwellenhausen in 1614 became a member of the council in Mühlhausen, and in 1626 second mayor of the town. On 27 July 1621 he was appointed by the Mühlhausen council with the minting of copper 1 and 3 Heller pieces and employed as mintmaster of the civic mint, where he worked until the end of 1622. Lit.: M. Sellmann, Münzmeister, Wardeine und sonstiges Münzpersonal der freien Reichsstadt Mühlhausen (Thür.), DMB 60, 1940, pp. 97-108, 104-105. |
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Mintmaster (MM Mod)  |
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10.05.2024 |
