weight 0,51gr. silver Ø 17mm.
obv. Hand bearing the initial D
rev. Cross
This Heller was minted at the Dillingen mint under Bishop Burkard von Ellerbach of Augsburg, who held the office from 1373 until his death in 1404. As is typical for this denomination, the obverse features an open palm within a quadratum incusum, bearing the initial D, the reverse depicts a split cross with dots within a quadratum incusum.
This coin belongs to the group of denarii originally minted in the imperial mint of Schäbisch Hall in the late 12th century, and are significantly lighter than ancient denarii. These silver penny coins from Hall are also called Haller Pfennige, Hallenses, Häller, Haller, or Heller. These coins, with their characteristic palm print, were eventually minted with imperial permission in other mints such as Nuremberg, Ulm, Frankfurt, and Speyer. Due to the coin′s design, this denomination was also called Händeleinheller or Händelheller. Initially, they were minted with an inscription, but from the mid-13th century onward, they became "silent," meaning they bore no inscription. Nevertheless, some coins feature identifying marks on the palm print for their respective mints: N for Nuremberg, S for Schongau, T for Tettnang, V for Ulm, a cross shield for the Constance mint, a shield with a bar for Rottenburg, a hunting horn for Urach, or a D for Dillingen, as on this piece.
These coins were therefore minted in Dillingen, which belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg. Coins minted in the episcopal mints of Augsburg or its territory are also called bishop′s coins. Augsburg, originally founded by the Romans as the military camp Augusta Vindelicum, was probably a bishopric from late antiquity onward. In 955, the Battle of Lechfeld took place outside the city after Hungarian troops besieged Augsburg. Bishop Ulrich of Dillingen had successfully defended the city up to that point, allowing King Otto I to liberate Augsburg through his victory at the Battle of Lechfeld. Because of Ulrich′s service in the defense of Augsburg, King Otto I granted the Bishop of Augsburg the right to mint coins in 955.
Sammlung Bonhoff 1926 | Steinhilber 149 | Numista 107228
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