15 Marzo 2018 - Greetings to all coin collectors, where-ever you might be! Heron is pleased to report acquisition of Nr 360 of Central & Oest Europa coins. Heron must say that he does NOT create these strange names of coin issuing places. Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein was a genuine 'real' place!
The Coin: Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 2 Mariengroschen full date 1655 -
Silver - 18mm dia.
Obverse: At center is Crowned Coat of Arms. The COA divides date 16 coa 55.
Legend: I G Z S W V HH Z H V N C V C.
Reverse: II
MARI Legend: VON FEINEM SILBER.
GROS [Translation to English "OF FINE SILBER".]
1647 - County renamed from Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein.
1657 - Partitioned into itself and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar.
1806 - Became part of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Sayn:
1139 - First mentioned.
1263 - Became part of Sponheim-Starkenburg.
1266 - Partitioned from Sponheim-Starkenburg.
1294- Partitioned into Sayn-Sayn.
Wittgenstein:
1174 - First mentioned.
1361 - Line extinct - to Sayn-Homburg. Name changed to Sayn-Wittgenstein.
1605 - Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein partitioned from Sayn-Wittgenstein.
1647 - Acquired Hohenstein. Renamed to Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein.
Hohenstein:
1154 - Title held by Counts of ILfeld, a Fief of Sachsen.
1647 - After many partitions area acquired by Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein.
Note: Mint was founded in Stadt Minden in AD 977.
Note: Sayn was member of Holy Roman Empire C.1050 to 1605.
Note: Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein member of HRE 1657 to 1806.
Note: Holy Roman Empire disbanded in 1806.
And Now Some Fun Reading:
Numisbids info 2 Mariengroschen 1655.
List of States of Holy Roman Empire - wikit.
Sayn - wikit.
Map of Sayn circa 1450 - wikit.
Siegen-Wittgenstein - wikit.
City of Minden - enwik.
Wittgenstein - wikit.
Hohenstein - wikit.
Coat of Arms Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein - googly.
Vabenskoold von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein - Finholbeck.
AC Search Info coin image Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 2 Mariengroschen.
Coin Images - 2 Mariengroschen 1655 - googly.
Munzen,banknoten,militaria beim Fachhaendlerkaufen.
Mints of the World - Segovia Mint - Segoviamint-org.
Google Map Sayn-Wittgenstein.
**Well, Heron has now reached 360 different Europa Central & Oest coin issues!
He never expected to even reach 300 and now it is number 360. A great treat
for the alt Heron. Perhaps, as Agathetyche remarked, 400 different can be
reached. Quien Sabe? Who knows? However, it is a truly fun thing to have yet
another nice and interesting coin from a strange sounding place! Super fun is
this hobby of coin collecting. Searching for small 'treasures' we just never know
what will be found! **
GRO
