1 Sechsling Bernwardgroschen

1 Sechsling (Bernwardgroschen) - obverse1 Sechsling (Bernwardgroschen) - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Hildesheim (German States)
Period Free city
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1493-1495
Value 1 Sechsling = 1 Körtling (1⁄48)
Currency Thaler
Composition Silver
Weight 1.4 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
258567
References BuckBahrf# 13,
Heinrich Buck, Max von Bahrfeld; 1937. Die Münzen der Stadt Hildesheim. August Lax Verlagsbuchhandlung, Hildesheim, Germany.
BuckBahrf# 14,
Heinrich Buck, Max von Bahrfeld; 1937. Die Münzen der Stadt Hildesheim. August Lax Verlagsbuchhandlung, Hildesheim, Germany.
BuckBahrf# 15,
Heinrich Buck, Max von Bahrfeld; 1937. Die Münzen der Stadt Hildesheim. August Lax Verlagsbuchhandlung, Hildesheim, Germany.
Levinson# I-299,
Robert A. Levinson; 2007. The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500. The Coin and Currency Institute, Clifton, New Jersey, United States.
Levinson# I-316
Robert A. Levinson; 2007. The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500. The Coin and Currency Institute, Clifton, New Jersey, United States.

Obverse

Quartered shield of city inside beaded circle, annelet on three sides of shield.

Lettering: + mO : nOV : hILDeSe : XCIIII

Translation: New coinage of Hildesheim (14)94

Reverse

Image of Saint Bernward holding staff and crozier.

Lettering: SAC BERWARDV P'

Translation: Saint Bernward, protector (or patron)

Comments

The mass of this coin varies between about 1.1 and 1.4 grams. It is also called a "kleiner Bernwardgroschen."

Variable legends obverse by date:
1493 - + mO : nOVA : hILDeSe : XCIII
1494 - + mO : nOV : hILDeSe : XCIIII
1495 - + mO : nOV : hILDeSeM : XCV

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1493  Buck/Bahrf 13; Levinson I-299
1494  Buck/Bahrf 14; Levinson I-316
1495  Buck/Bahrf 13; Levinson I-327

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