Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 36522
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| Coin type: | Medieval |
| Entered by: | mrichter (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 13 buyer responses) |
| Added on: | Jan 15, 2010 |
| Country: | German States |
| State: | Hamburg |
| Ruler: | Ferdinand II |
| Coin: | aXF Silver Thaler (32 Schillings) FERDINANDUS:II:D:G:ROMA:IMP:SE:AU - Crowned double headed eagle with cross inbetween heads and 3Z within orb on breast {seated figure} MONETA NOVA CIVITATIS HAMBURGENSIS - City gate with three towers, 1621 between towers |
| Mint: | Hamburg (1621) |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 28.43g / 43mm / 90 |
| Rarity: | Scarce |
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| Acquisition/Sale: | Pegasi Numismatics NYINC 1/8/09 |
| Notes: | Jan 17, 10 - Ferdinand II 1578-1637, was Holy Roman emperor (1619-37), king of Bohemia (1617-37) and of Hungary (1618-37); successor of Holy Roman Emperor Matthias.
The city of Hamburg was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century. In 1241 it joined Lubeck to form the Hanseatic League. The mint right was leased to the citizens in 1292. However, the first local halfpennies had been struck almost 50 years earlier. In 1510 Hamburg was formally made a Free City, though, in fact, it had been free for about 250 years. It was occupied by the French during the Napoleonic period. In 1866 it joined the North German Confederation and became a part of the German Empire in 1871. The Hamburg coinage is almost continuous up to World War I. |
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