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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 3472365, member: 89314&quot;]This coin&nbsp; is a 3 Groschen ( or trojak)struck by Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland&nbsp; (1587-1616).&nbsp; Friedrich and Wilhelm, the sons of Gottfried Kettler (Duke of Courland 1561-1587 ) divided the duchy into two parts in 1596.&nbsp; Friedrich took the eastern part, Semigalia, with his residency in Jelgava (Mittau in German) while Wilhelm took the western part, Courland, with his residency in Kuldiga (Goldingen in German). Wilhelm got into a dispute with his landowners who were unfortunately supported by Poland and Wilhelm was deposed in 1616. Friedrich became Duke of all Courland.</p><p><br /></p><p>The standard catalogue of Courland coins is now <i>Die Münzen des Herzogtums Kurland</i> by Eckhard Kruggel &amp; Gundars Gerbaševskis (Riga 2000). Your coin seems to be the slightly unusual K/G 7.1 with ART rather than ARTR and 999 rather than 99 on the reverse. The reverse inscription means Triple Silver Groschen of Kurland and Semigalia.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Other references (without details of all the minor varieties) are Fedorov 1020, Hutten-Czapski 1691 (where it is rated R4) and Mrowinski 23-25.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I have more time, I will see if I can dig up any auction information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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