1616 AD., German States, Quedlinburg Abbey, Dorothea of Saxony, Groschen, cf. Mehl 399 ff.

German States, Quedlinburg Abbey, Dorothea of Saxony (1610-1617), moneyer Tobias E., dated 1616 AD.,
Groschen / 1/24 Taler (ø 20 mm / 1,25 g), silver, axes irregular alignment ↑↖ (ca. 300°),
Obv.: ·MON·NOV·D·G·DOROTHEÆ·{TE} , 2-fold arms of Ducal and Electoral Saxony with flanking ornaments, moneyer´s mark {TE} -monogram above.
Rev.: DVC·SAX·AB·QVEDE·16 - 16 / {TE} // Z4 , value on imperial orb, moneyer´s mark {TE} -monogram left above, date divided by cross at top.
cf. Mehl 399 ff ; D 25 ; Saurmasche coll. 4164 ( Illustration Number 2208 - http://www.medievalcoinage.com/saurma/someoldcoins.org/saur/1/2208.htm ) .

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1612
1614
1615 / TE
1616
1616 / TE
1617 / HL
1617 / TE
1617/5 / TE

Quedlinburg Abbey (German: Stift Quedlinburg or Reichsstift Quedlinburg) was a house of secular canonesses (Frauenstift) in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was founded in 936 on the initiative of Saint Mathilda, the widow of Henry the Fowler, as his memorial. For many centuries it enjoyed great prestige and influence.
Quedlinburg Abbey was an Imperial Estate and one of the forty-odd self-ruling Imperial Abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire.

Princess Dorothea of Saxony (7 January 1591 - 17 November 1617) reigned as Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1610 until her death.
Dorothea was born in Dresden to Christian I, Elector of Saxony, and his wife, Princess Sophie of Brandenburg. Her baptism was notably held without the customary exorcism. On 18 April 1610, Dorothea was elected successor of Princess-Abbess Maria of Quedlinburg. Vogt and patron of the abbey-principality at the time was Dorothea's brother, Christian II, Elector of Saxony. Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II confirmed her election on 19 July.
Dorothea's relatively short reign was uneventful. She granted additional rights to the town of Quedlinburg and raised the income of preachers and teachers.
The 26-year-old Princess-Abbess died suddenly in Dresden during a visit to her brother. She was buried in Freiberg. As she had not selected her coadjurix, the chapter elected Countess Palatine Anna Sophia of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.