© Münzenhandlung Raimund Raffler
© Münzenhandlung Raimund Raffler
¼ Thaler - Anthony Ulrich Death
1704 year| Silver | 7.23 g | 35 mm |
| Issuer | Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German States) |
|---|---|
| Prince | Anthony Ulrich (Anton Ulrich) (1685-1714) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1704 |
| Value | ¼ Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1499-1814) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 7.23 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#301802 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
14-line inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NATUS
XVI MAII MDCXXVII
REG AGGRESS XVII SEPT
MDCLXVI
MORTALIT NON VITAM
FINIVIT XXVI IAN
MDCCIV
VIVIT ENIM POST FUNBRA
MANETQUE
MEMORIA PRINCIPIS
PP IUSTI SAPIENT
INANIM SUBDITORUM
AETERITATE TEMPOR
FAMARERUM
Interesting fact
The Anthony Ulrich ¼ Thaler coin from the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel is notable for its unusual design, which features a skeleton holding a hourglass and a scythe, symbolizing death. This macabre imagery was a common motif in medieval and early modern art, but it's unusual to see it on a coin. The coin was minted in 1704 to commemorate the death of Anthony Ulrich, the ruling duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and it's a rare example of a coin that was designed to honor a deceased noble rather than a living one.
