Wismar (15)63 2 schilling
This specimen was lot 1315 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$244 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, WISMAR, Ville, AR Doppelschilling, 1563. D/ Saint Laurent deb. de f., ten. une palme et le gril de son supplice. R/ Ecu parti posé sur une croix longue. Belle patine. Très Beau. (Germany, city of Wismar, silver double schilling of 1563. Obverse: St. Lawrence stands, facing, holding a palm branch and a grill; reverse: divided arms over a long cross. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"
Wismar was a port on the Baltic sea. Long part of the duchy of Mecklenburg, it obtained considerable independence as a member of the Hanseatic League. Doppelschillings were minted there intermittently throughout the sixteenth century but are not recorded after 1610. A doppelschilling varied between 1/16 and 1/14 thaler. Wismar was under Swedish rule 1648-1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,73 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB58, Kunzel 78; Grimm 828.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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