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Imperial city of Lübeck
Lübeck (lat. Lubeca), an imperial city since 1226, became a leading member of the Hansa. Its law system was copied by many other cities on the Baltic Sea.
The coinage of thalers began in 1502 and lasted until 1776. The first thalers show the patron St. John on the reverse. Between 1528 and 1546 the city replaced the patron by the emperor on their thalers.
Guldiner of 1528. Ø 42mm 29,1g Behrens 81 ; Dav.9395 a "silver gulden" equivalent to a gulden in gold, issued in accordance with the imperial mint order of Esslingen of 1524. Obv.: (lily) IMPERIALIS (lily) CIVITATIS (lily) LVBICENSIS (lily) INSIGNE 15Z8 The lily between the words is Statius Wessel's mint master mark. city's coat of arms (double eagle with shield on the breast). Rev.: (lily) CAROLVS (lily) QUINTVS (lily) ROMANORUM (lily) IMPERAT. Effigy of the young emperor with open mouth, hat, coat and the Golden Fleece. This is the oldest thaler with the effigy of Charles V. Model was a medal of Hans Schwarz (1492-1521) with a portrait of the emperor at the age of 20: "Money from imperial city of Lübeck".
Rev.: + IMPerator:CAROLVS·V:CESARVS:NVLLI·SECVnDVS·
The first mark in the legend (mm.1: leaf) refers to the mintmaster J. Bockholt and the second mark (mm.2: horse-fly) refers to the mayor. A knight holds the imperial shield (double eagle) "Emperor Charles V, a kaiser second to none"
Emperors bust with cap, coat and order of the Golden Fleece. Model was a medal of Friedrich Hagenauer from about 1530 (Habich, Dt. Schaumünzen, p.84, no.558). Compare an imitation with a flower in the place of the horse-fly mark.
Thaler from 1544. Ø 41mm 28,7g , 0,903 fine Behrens 91 ; Slg.Dummler 156 ; Dav.9400 Obv.: (mm.1) MONETA·CESAREÆ·CIVITATIS (mm.2) LVBECÆ (mm.1 refers to the mintmaster J. Bockhold , mm.2 refers to the mayor Gotthard von Höveln) St. John with lamb, book and cross-flag behind imperial shield (double eagle); dividing date 15-44 Rev.: + IMP:CAROLVS·V:CESARVS:NVLLI·SECVnDVs Emperors bust with cap, coat, Golden Fleece and hands. |