1 Ferding Dorpat countermark
Features
| Issuer |
Bishopric of Dorpat
(Livonian Confederation)  |
|---|---|
| Bishop |
Johannes VI Bey (1528-1543)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Years | 1532-1534 |
| Value | 1 Ferding = 12 Schilling |
| Currency | Schilling (1422-1558) |
| Composition | Silver (.930) |
| Weight | 2.46 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered, Countermarked |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 142947 |
| References | Haljak II# 87b Self-published (publisher). Livonian Coins. Self-published, Tallinn, Estonia (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Cross in shield, under date, and surrounded by legend, all with countermark of shield with cross in field.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering:
MONETA · NOVA : REVALIE ·
1515
Lettering (regular font):
MONETA · NOVA : REVALIE ·
1515
Translation:
Moneta Nova Revaliensis
New coin of Reval
Reverse
Person above four-sectioned shield holding child to the right, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: CONSERVA · NOS · DNA ·
Lettering (regular font): CONSERVA · NOS · DNA ·
Translation:
Conserva Noster Domina
Save us, Lady
Edge
Plain
Mint
Dorpat, modern-day Tartu, EstoniaComments
The host coin for the countermark is a 1 Ferding piece from the Livonian Order, minted in Reval. The latest known date is 1534, which was probably the date the host coins were countermarked. Even so, some could have also been marked a few years earlier.
The Bishopric of Dorpat also struck their own countermarks onto these coins.
In 1525, when the silver purity of the schillings was decreased, the ferdings increased in value. Before, 1 Ferding = 9 Schilling; after, 1 Ferding = 12 Schilling. The countermark was used to show the increase of the value of the ferdings.
The Bishopric of Dorpat also struck their own countermarks onto these coins.
In 1525, when the silver purity of the schillings was decreased, the ferdings increased in value. Before, 1 Ferding = 9 Schilling; after, 1 Ferding = 12 Schilling. The countermark was used to show the increase of the value of the ferdings.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1532-1534) | Host coin dated 1515 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Bullion value: USD 4.99
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Actual silver weight: 0.074 oz
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