1 Heller    (sold for $8.0)

1786, Bamberg, Adam Friedrich Graf von Seinsheim. Copper 1 Heller Coin. VF-

Mint year: 1786 Reference: KM-133. Denomination: 1 Heller Condition: A well worn VF obverse, otherwise VF+ Material: Copper Diameter: 17mm Weight: 0.99gm

Obverse: Arms of Bamberg (a lion behind diagonal line).

Reverse: Value (1) above denomination (HELLER.) and date (1786) above arabesque.

The Bishopric of Bamberg was established in 1007, to further expand the spread of Christianity in Germany. The ecclesiastical state was a member of the Holy Roman Empire from about 1245 until it was subsumed to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802.

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Franz Ludwig von Erthal (16 September 1730 in Lohr am Main - 14 February 1795 in Würzburg) was the prince-bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg from 1779 until his death. He was buried at the Würzburg Cathedral.