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Counts of Schaiimburg-Lippe, the Princes of Waldeck,
the Counts of Sayn, the Counts of Lichtenstein, and
the Archbishops of Mayence, all struck an abundance of
money in each metal at Wiesbaden and elsewhere.
The coinage of the undivided landgraviat of Hesse
commences with bracteates with the Hessian lion,
and develops into a rich volume of currency in
gold, silver, and copper, the thaler first appearing in
1502. The earlier specimens are particularly scarce.
Within this territory were several feudal mints, includ-
ing Isenburg and Oppenheim.
Frankfort - on - the - Main was once the Frankish
capital, and continued during centuries to enjoy poli-
tical and monetary autonomy ; we have numismatic
examples from the eleventh to the nineteenth century
(1866). The absolute right to strike its own money
was conferred in 1428.
The margraviat, afterward grand-duchy, of Baden,
of which there were two branches down to 1771,
is less remarkable on account of its own coinage,
which dates from an early period, than as the seat of
several independent mints, of which we may mention
Mannheim, Ulm, Leiningen, Freiburg - in - Brisgau,
Breisach, &c, almost all of which issued currency
anterior to that of the margraviat itself; the earlier
specimens of Baden, especially the gold, are difficult
to procure.
Wuetembukg, at first a county, then (1492) a
duchy, and finally (1806) a kingdom, with which,
till 1792, was incorporated the countship of Mont-
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