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<p>[QUOTE="bart, post: 182362, member: 5580"]The first one is a petermenger (no jeton, but a coin) from the archbishopric of Trier (German States). The mintmaster initials AL for mintmaster Adam Longerich (mintmaster 1678-1683) suggest that this coin must be dated not after 1683. On the obverse the crowned arms of archbishop Johann Hugo von Orsbeck are depicted. On the reverse the figure of St. Peter with key.</p><p>MON(eta) NOVA TREV(irensis) means new coin from Trier.</p><p>IOHA(n) HUGO D.G. AR(chiepiscopus) T(revirensis) means Johann Hugo, archbishop of Trier.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one certainly is a coin also, but I cannot determinate it right now BRAN can mean Brandenburg?</p><p>The 2 in the orb suggests it could be a 2 kreuzer-piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>bart[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bart, post: 182362, member: 5580"]The first one is a petermenger (no jeton, but a coin) from the archbishopric of Trier (German States). The mintmaster initials AL for mintmaster Adam Longerich (mintmaster 1678-1683) suggest that this coin must be dated not after 1683. On the obverse the crowned arms of archbishop Johann Hugo von Orsbeck are depicted. On the reverse the figure of St. Peter with key. MON(eta) NOVA TREV(irensis) means new coin from Trier. IOHA(n) HUGO D.G. AR(chiepiscopus) T(revirensis) means Johann Hugo, archbishop of Trier. The second one certainly is a coin also, but I cannot determinate it right now BRAN can mean Brandenburg? The 2 in the orb suggests it could be a 2 kreuzer-piece. bart[/QUOTE]
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