NEW BOOK: HESSIAN COINS AND MEDALS
The E-Sylum (9/6/2020)
Book Content
A new book has been published (in German) on the coins and medals of the Hessian counties from 1483 to 1803/1806. Here's the Google-translated description from the publisher's website. -Editor
Horst-Dieter Müller
Münzen und Medaillen der hessischen Landgrafschaften von 1483 bis 1803/1806
(Coins and medals of the Hessian counties from 1483 to 1803/1806 Concordance with the standard works, market prices and auction results)
Published by Battenberg Verlag
ISBN: 978-3-86646-187-1
Edition: 1st edition 2019
Images: color throughout
Hardcover: 584 pages
Format: 21 x 29.7 cm
The hobby historian Horst-Dieter Müller(born 1941) became a coin collector due to the accumulation of the invalid small coins on the occasion of the currency reform in 1948. From the vast amount of coins he had brought with him, national collections were created, which he maintained under historical aspects. In this book, Müller has worked out the similarities and contrasts of the currencies typical of the Hessian countries and explained the deviations from imperial coin dictates (including the Prussian currency). He has dealt with previous quotes that he disagreed with. Numerous tables facilitate orientation.
To read the complete article, see:
Münzen und Medaillen der hessischen Landgrafschaften von 1483 bis 1803/1806 (https://www.battenberg-gietl.de/sammeln/buch/muenzen-und-medaillen-der-hessischen-landgrafschaften-von-1483-bis-18031806)
To read a review by Daniel Baumbach in CoinsWeekly, see:
Extensive Catalogue of Coins From the Lundgraviates of Hesse (https://coinsweekly.com/extensive-catalogue-of-coins-from-the-landgraviates-of-hesse/)
