MK-B | Köln: Stadt 1516

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Köln: Stadt 1516
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Gallery Bode-Museum Room 243, BM-67/18 Early Talers 1500-1525
Obverse	IASPAR - MELChIO - BALTAS - AD 1516 // O HEIL COLON [I statt K]. Die Heiligen Drei Könige Melchior, Kaspar und Balthasar (von links nach rechts), vor Kaspar der spanische Stadtschild.
Reverse	SANGVIE - hI ROSEO REGNA VIAERE - SVPENA. Das Schiff mit der Heiligen Ursula, dem Heiligen Cyriakus, dem Prinzen Aetherius und ihrem Gefolge. Die Standarte oben rechts ist die der Bretagne, die linke zeigt die drei englischen Leoparden.
Class/status	City
Date	1516 Renaissance
Denomination	Guldengroschen Guldengroschen The Guldiner or Guldengroschen was a silver denomination equivalent in value to the golden gulden or florin. It was first minted in Tyrol in 1486, and similar huge silver coins were issued by other authorities (electors of Saxony, dukes of Schlick) soon afterwards. The growing popularity of the Guldengroschen from Joachimsthal (Jáchimov) issued by the Grafen von Schlick as of 1519 introduced the name Joachimstaler (Joachimsthaler) or simply Taler (Thaler) for these huge silver coins, which became much more popular from the mid-16th century onward. According to its circulation the Guldengroschen was to be found in Northern and central Germany, and in Saxony. For Southern Germany, Switzerland, Tyrol, and Habsburg see Guldiner.
	Silver ; 28,62 g; 45 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Cologne
Region	Rhineland
Country	Germany
Publications	A. Noss, Die Münzen und Medaillen von Köln IV. Die Münzen der Städte Köln und Neuss 1474-1794 (1926) 47 f. Nr. 76 a Taf. 3 (dieses Stück); J. S. Davenport, German Talers 1500-1600 (1979) 88 Nr. 9148 (fehlerhafte Lesung).
Item	Coin
Department	Modern Period, 16th century
Accession	1879 Grote
previous Owner	Hermann Grote - 1879
Object number	18200901
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