1389-1405 AD., German States, Wolgast mint, Witten, Dannenberg 360.
German States, Pomerania, Wolgast mint, 1389-1405 AD.,
Witten (Dreiling) (ø 16,5-17 mm / 0,76 g), silver, axes irregular alignment ↑↘ (ca. 140°),
Obv.: ИOnЄTA [DVC] WOLG , "Moneta Duc Wolgast" around griffin left.
Rev.: [:DЄV]S:IN:nOИInЄ TVO , cross pierced with rosette within circle, legend "Deus in Nomne Tvo" around.
Jesse 409 ; Dannenberg 360 ; cf. Saurma coll. 4878 (Illustration number 2569) .
Wolgast is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the bank of the river Peenestrom, vis-a-vis the island of Usedom. In December 2004, the town had a population of 12,725.
It is not known when exactly this city of Wolgast was granted German town law, though its existence is confirmed by a letter written in or before 1259. The original charter was issued by both Pomeranian dukes of the time, Wartislaw III and Barnim I, and a confirmation of the Lübeck law was issued in 1282 by duke Bogislaw IV.
Wolgast was residence of the Pomeranian dukes from 1285 until the ruling House of Pomerania went extinct in 1637.