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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 8374303, member: 93702&quot;][ATTACH=full]1486018[/ATTACH]</p><p>GERMANY, Schwäbisch Hall: AR Handheller, issued 1300-1356. 0.49g, 17mm.</p><p>Obv: &quot;hand of God&quot; </p><p>Rev: A cross with a pellet at each end.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;hand heller&quot; was in common use within southwest Germany in the 12th century, and soon became a de facto imperial coin. Many cities in the area coined their own Handhellar, but with no identifying mark (until an imperial edict of 1356 required a mintmark), there is no way to know for certain where these coins were minted.</p><p>The disastrous mortal disease known as the <b>Black Death</b> spread across Europe in the years 1346-53. Approximately 50 million died in Europe. This coin was in circulation during these dark times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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