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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris B, post: 26605546, member: 87179&quot;]Ready for 1596? I am and I&#039;m bored this morning trying to keep busy at work.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have 2 varieties of the same coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>This piece belongs to the series of so-called emblematic thalers, which refer to the duke&#039;s disputes with some rural aristocrats. On this &quot;lying&quot; coin the duke is represented by a lion crowned by an angel, who tears up a Capricorn, or, the plaintiffs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess, technically it isn&#039;t 2 different varieties, just different dies. The differences are most notable in the date and angel. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1695850[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1695851[/ATTACH] </p><p>Obverse: 9-fold arms with central shield, 3 helmets above, wildman at right, titles of Heinrich Julius</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Date divided around Victory holding wreath flying left above lion passant left, double margin legends[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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