MK-B | Hessen: Wilhelm II. 1502

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Hessen: Wilhelm II. 1502
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Gallery Bode-Museum Room 243, BM-67/08 Early Talers 1500-1525
Obverse	+ WILHEMVS D G LANTGRAVIVS HASSIE [Sic! L fehlt bei Wilhelmus]. Schild mit dem Hessischen Löwen nach links.
Reverse	GLORIA REI - PVBLICE 1502. Die Heilige Elisabeth mit einem Modell der Marburger Kirche.
Class/status	Landgraviate Hesse
Authority	Wilhelm II (1493-1509), landgrave of Hesse
Date	1502 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 ; 28,90 g; 38 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Region	Hesse
Country	Germany
Publications	J. S. Davenport, German Talers 1500-1600 (1979) 129 Nr. 9267; J. und A. Erbstein, Die Ritter von Schulthess-Rechberg'sche Münz- u. Medaillen-Sammlung II (1869) 1 Nr. 3854; Madai I Nr. 1238.
Item	Coin
Department	Modern Period, 16th century
Object number	18201952
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