3 Grossus - Wilhelm Kettler Mitau; with shield
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
(Livonia)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
Wilhelm Kettler (1587-1616)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1604-1606 |
| Value | 3 Grossus = 1⁄12 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1586-1795) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.21 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 142834
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
|
| References |
Kop# 4049,  Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych / Część 1.1. Teksty Poz. 1-7058. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne - Zarząd Główny, Warsaw, Poland. And 3 more volumes.
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий : Coin Identifier = Coins of the Baltic States of 14th - 18th centuries / Определитель монет. Valgus, Tallin, Estonia.
KM# 4  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. |
Obverse
Bust facing right surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MONETA · DVCVM · CVRLA · & · SE
Translation:
Moneta Ducum Curlandiae Et Semigalliae
Coin of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Reverse
Eagle beside horseman with vasa arms in crowned shield between, all above legend and under value.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
III
GROS · ARGE
TRIP · DVCV
CVRL · & · S
16 - 06
Translation:
Grossus Argentea Triplex Ducum Curlandiae Et Semigalliae
Silver triple grossus of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Mitau, modern-day Jelgava, LatviaComments
In 1596, Friedrich Kettler (1587-1642) and Wilhelm Kettler (1587-1616) split the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, with Willhelm getting Courland and Friedrich getting Semigallia. The coins of Wilhelm would have been struck specifically for Courland.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1606:
1) MONETA · DVCVM · CVRLA · & · SE / GROS · ARGE - TRIP · DVCV - CVRL · & · S - 16 06
2) MONETA · DVCVM · CVRL · ET · SE / GROS · ARGE - TRIP · DVCV - CVRL · & · SE - 16 06
3) MONETA · DVCVM · CVRL · ET · SE / GROS · ARG - TRIP · DVCV - CVRL · & · SE - 16 06
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1604 | |||||||||||||
| 1606 | |||||||||||||
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