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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3144375, member: 39&quot;]There are lots of 12 heller varieties from Aachen. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> See here:</p><p><a href="https://www.aachen-muenzen.com/städtische-prägungen/12-heller/1791/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.aachen-muenzen.com/städtische-prägungen/12-heller/1791/" rel="nofollow">https://www.aachen-muenzen.com/städtische-prägungen/12-heller/1791/</a></p><p>The one with the mirrored K should be number 91.21 on that page. The &quot;IK&quot; is a mintmaster sign (quite common in those days), and I think it refers to Johann/Iohannes Kohl.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, back then the names of places and people were not as standardized and &quot;fixed&quot; as they are now, so the spelling &quot;Achen&quot; was pretty common then. The double A makes sense as it tells you the word starts with a long vowel. However, rumor has it that the AA spelling was also preferred later because this way the city would almost always be at the top of an alphabetical list ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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