Mansfeld-Bornstedt (Countship) 1/3 Thaler 1671 Joint Coinage of the Counts Peter Ernst I. & Bruno II. VF (cleaned & repaired)

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1671, Mansfeld-Bornstedt (Countship). Silver 1/3 Thaler (½ Gulden) Coin.

Mint Year: 1671
Reference: KM-125.
Mint Place: Eisleben
Denomination: 1/3 Thaler (½ Gulden)
Rulers: Francis Maximilian (Franz Maximilian) & Henry Francis (Heinrich Franz)
Condition: Removed suspension loop & repair (legend letters restored by chasing/tooling) at 12 o'clock, cleaned, with dark oxidation spots remaining, otherwise VF.
Material: Silver
Diameter: 33mm
Weight: 9.5gm 

Obverse: Saint George mounted on horse spearing dragon below his horse´s feet. Fractional thaler value (1/3) in legend below.
Legend: (anchor) IOHAN . GEORG . COM . (1/3) IN . MANSFELT . NOB

Reverse: Crowned shield with coat-of-arms of Mensfeld-Eisleben. Date (16-71) and mint master´s initials (AB-K) split in fields. Motto in legend around.
Legend: (anchor) DOM . IN . H . S . ET . S . FORTITER . ET . CONSTANTER



The House of Mansfeldwas a princely German house, which took its name from the town of Mansfeld in the present-day state of Saxony-Anhalt. Mansfelds were archbishops, generals, supporters as well as opponents of Martin Luther, and Habsburg administrators.

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