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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2135836, member: 39&quot;]Don&#039;t collect slabbed pieces myself, but that is interesting - the term &quot;petermentger&quot; was first used just colloquially for such an albus coin. The term refers to St. Peter who is depicted on the pieces. In the late 17th century this 3 albus coin became quite popular in various German countries, and the colloquial name was used on the pieces, sometimes even without the depiction of the saint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trier, by the way, does not just refer to the city but to the much bigger territory ruled by the archbishop of Trier. He also had the position of a prince-elector, i.e. was one of the seven rulers who elected the German emperor - hence the &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Trier" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Trier" rel="nofollow">Churtrier</a>&quot; on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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