1 Solidus - Friedrich Casimir Kettler Mitau

Features

Issuer	Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Livonia)
Duke	Frederick Casimir Kettler (1682-1698)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1696
Value	1 Schilling = 1⁄108 Thaler
Currency	Thaler (1586-1795)
Composition	Billon
Weight	1.29 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 87626 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	Kop# 4065, 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. Fed# 1052, 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# 14.1 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: FRID · CAS · IN · L · C · S · DVX ·

Translation:
Friedrich Casimir In Livoniae Curlandiae Et Semgalliae Dux
Friedrich Casimir, Duke of Livonia, Courland, and Semagallia

Reverse

Eagle with four-sectioned shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SOLIDVS · CVRLANDIÆ · 1696 ·

Translation:
Solidus Curlandiae
Schilling of Courland

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

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Numista Rarity index: 100

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