MK-B | Sitten: Bistum 1498

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Sitten: Bistum 1498
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Gallery Bode-Museum Room 243, BM65/18 At the End of the Middle Ages
Obverse	+ NICOLAVS EPS SECVNENS - PRE ET CO. Karl der Große mit Reichsapfel thronend von vorn links, mit der rechten Hand dem vor ihm knienden Heiligen Theodul das Schwert überreichend.
Reverse	Familienwappen des Bischofs mit Insignien, außen 16 Wappen im Kreis.
Sitter	Charlemagne (768-814), king of the Franks, from 800 emperor
Class/status	Bishopric
Authority	Nikolaus Schiner (1496-1499), bishop of Sion
Date	1498 Late Middle Ages
Denomination	Guldiner Guldiner 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, counts 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 in Tyrol, Switzerland, Habsburg and southern Germany the term Guldiner should be used for coins from these region. For Northern and central Germany, and Saxony use Guldengroschen.
	Silver ; 29,24 g; 42 mm; 7 h
Production	struck
Mint	Sitten (Sion)
Region	Wallis
Country	Switzerland
Publications	P. Elsig, Die Geschichte des Geldwesens im Wallis (1993) Nr. 72; J.-P. Divo, Die Taler der Schweiz (1966) Nr. 146; J. Richter - R. Kunzmann, Der neue HMZ-Katalog II. Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart (2006) Nr. 2-1016 a.
Item	Coin
Department	Medieval Period, Late Middle Ages
Accession	Ohne Nummer
Object number	18239546
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