10 Dukat - Wolter von Plettenberg Wenden
Features
| Issuer |
Livonian Order
(Livonian Confederation)  |
|---|---|
| Master |
Walter of Plettenberg (1494-1535)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1528-1535 |
| Value | 10 Ducats (3240) |
| Currency | Schilling (1422-1561) |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 34.90 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 141874 |
| References | Fed# 479 Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий: Определитель монет = Coins of Baltics of 13th-18th centuries. Valgus, Tallinn, Estonia. , MB# 16 Norman Douglas Nicol. Standard Catalog of German Coins. Krause Publications (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Person holding sword and four-sectioned shield surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MONE · NOVA · MAGRI : LIVON - I :
Translation:
Moneta Nova Magistri Livoniae
New coin of the Master of Livonia
Reverse
Crowned person holding child to the right, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MARIA ! SERVA · POPVLV · TVV · Z5
Translation:
Maria Serva Populum Tuum
Marie, save your people
Edge
Plain
Mint
Wenden, modern-day Cēsis, LatviaComments
Depending on the source, this coin is listed as being minted at Riga or at Wenden. Because the mint's name is not mentioned in the legend, Wenden is the most likely mint, although more evidence would be needed to say for sure.
Three varieties exist in regards to the marks that appear around the person on the obverse:
1) Without any marks.
2) With one mark (rosette to the right).
3) With two marks (rosette to the right and cross to the left).
The original coins, struck in 1525, did not have any marks. Only one example is known, which is in the Münzkabinett Berlin. Based on the weight of that piece, it has a value of 12 Dukat, and the dies for this piece were also used to strike the 1 Thaler piece of the same date. The coins with one mark were struck in 1528, when Wolfgang Nothafft took office. The dies from the original piece were reused to make these pieces, with the only difference being the addition of the rosette. And finally, the coins with two marks were struck in 1535, when Gerd Schriver took office. Like before, he reused the dies from the previous pieces, with the only difference being the addition of a cross.
The pictured example was struck in 1535. An example struck in 1528:
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
Three varieties exist in regards to the marks that appear around the person on the obverse:
1) Without any marks.
2) With one mark (rosette to the right).
3) With two marks (rosette to the right and cross to the left).
The original coins, struck in 1525, did not have any marks. Only one example is known, which is in the Münzkabinett Berlin. Based on the weight of that piece, it has a value of 12 Dukat, and the dies for this piece were also used to strike the 1 Thaler piece of the same date. The coins with one mark were struck in 1528, when Wolfgang Nothafft took office. The dies from the original piece were reused to make these pieces, with the only difference being the addition of the rosette. And finally, the coins with two marks were struck in 1535, when Gerd Schriver took office. Like before, he reused the dies from the previous pieces, with the only difference being the addition of a cross.
The pictured example was struck in 1535. An example struck in 1528:
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1528) | (15)Z5: Rosette to right | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1535) | (15)Z5: Rosette to right and cross to left | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 4788.97
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Actual gold weight: 1.106 oz
Current gold price: 4328.61 USD/oz (see gold price 
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