A Small Square coin of base Silver, on one Side IV. BILAEUM. ARGENTORATENSE. 1617. reverse POST TENEBRAS LUX. 1517.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 38r

Notes:

This silver ducat was minted in Strasbourg, France (a free city within the Holy Roman Empire) on the occasion of the centennial of the Reformation.

Du Simitière described Richards as a "leather breeches maker."