GERMANY - ALLEMAGNE Stolberg-Rochefort (County of), Louis II von Königstein (1535-1574). Thaler or guldiner in the name of Charles V 1549, Augsburg. Av. (different) LVDOVI* CO* I* STOL* KONING* Z* RVPEFO. Cross flory charged in heart with a shield bendwise 1 Or charged with a stag sable (Stolberg) and 2 Argent two trout between gules (Wernigerode) and per pale Or a lion sable (Königstein), and between four shields. Rv. CAROLVS* V* RO - MA* IMP* AV* (date). Double-headed imperial eagle nimbed and crowned, with shield in heart parted of Habsburg and Castile, a small shield of Augsburg with pine cone below. Dav.9864; Silver - 28.4 g - 41.5 mm - 5 h PCGS Genuine Cleaned-XF Detail (55951550). Beautiful centred and regular strike (seems to be made with a pendulum, invented by Max Schwab around 1540). Slight circulation wear and only a few rust spots. Slight patina with bluish highlights. Almost Superb. In 1429, the Counts of Stolberg obtained the county of Wernigerode to the north of the Harz mountains, and from then on their influence grew steadily. In 1535, they also inherited the county of Königstein in the Upper Rhine region. They have also been Counts of Rochefort (Wallonia) since 1494.