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1 Solidus - Friedrich and Wilhelm Kettler Mitau; type 2

Features

Issuer Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Livonia)
Duke Wilhelm Kettler (1587-1616)
Friedrich Kettler (1587-1642)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1602-1611
Value 1 Schilling = 1⁄108 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1586-1795)
Composition Billon
Weight 0.96 g
Diameter 18 mm
Thickness 0.7 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
142656
References Kop# 4017
Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne (Polish Numismatic Society), Warsaw, Poland (4 volumes).
, Haljak II# 1649
Self-published (publisher). Livonian Coins. Self-published, Tallinn, Estonia (2 volumes).
, Fed# 1011
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий: Определитель монет = Coins of Baltics of 13th-18th centuries. Valgus, Tallinn, Estonia.
, Neumann Baltic# 304
Erich Neumann; 1997. Die Münzen der westpreußischen und baltischen Städte unter polnischer bzw. schwedischer Oberhoheit = The Coins of the West Prussian and Baltic cities under Polish and Swedish Sovereignty. Self-published, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
, KM# 3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Shield on crowned monogram surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L
S

Translation:
Sigismund III Dei Gratia Rex Poloniae Et Livoniae
Sigismund III, with God's grace, King of Poland and Livonia

Reverse

Lion surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 05 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · S · 16

Translation:
Solidus Ducum Curlandiae Et Semigalliae
Schilling of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mitau, modern-day Jelgava, Latvia

Comments

In 1596, Friedrich Kettler (1587-1642) and Wilhelm Kettler (1587-1616) split the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, with Willhelm getting Courland and Friedrich getting Semigallia. While the coins of each Duke would have been minted for their respective areas, the schillings of Friedrich and Wilhelm are impossible to distinguish.

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1604 (16 and 04 separated):
 1) SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L · / 04 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · SE · 16

 1604 (160 and 4 separated):
 SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L · / 4 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · SE · 160

 1605:
 1) SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · LI / 05 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · SE · 16
 2) SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L / 05 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · S · 16

 1606:
 1) SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L / 06 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRLA · & · S · 16

 1607:
 1) SIGIS · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L / 07 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · S · 16

 1610:
 1) SIG · III · D · G · REX · POL · & · L / 10 · SOLIDVS · DVCVM · CVRL · & · SE · 16

Before 1602, there were significant differences in the legends of the schillings.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1602 
1604  16-04
1604  160-4
1605 
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1610 
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