Lübische

1413–1424Circulation

Obverse

Shield with solid cross within beaded inner circle

Legend
Unabbreviated
English
✠ REVALIE ∴
Revaliensis
... of Reval

Reverse

Cross pattée within beaded inner circle

Legend
Unabbreviated
English
✠ MONETA
Moneta
Moneta Coin

Edge

Type Plain

Issues

  • Reval

Physical

Metal
Silver
Weight
0.3 g
Diameter
13 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered

Details

Value
Lübische
= 1/3 Artig (Schilling)
= 2 Scherf (Seestling)
Type
Circulation
Ruler
Diderick Tork (1413–1415), Siegfried of Spanheim (Siegfried von Spanheim) (1415–1424)
Demonetized
Yes

Notes

Lübische means Lübeck-pfennig, which indicates the popularity of foreign coins (specifically those from Lübeck) in the earlier times of Livonian coinage. Diderick Tork reigned from 1413 to 1415, while Siegfried von Spanheim reigned from 1415 to 1424. It is unknown which of those rulers these Lübisches were minted under. The solid-cross Lübisches of Wennemar von Brüggeneye (1389-1401), Konrad von Vietinghof (1401-1413), and Siegfried von Spanheim / Diderick Tork (1413-1424) can be difficult to distinguish. The differences are in the legends of both the obverse and the reverse