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1/4 Groat - Engelbert de la Marck
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1345-1364 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattée divides the reverse into four quarters, each containing a beaded or decorated element within an inner circle. The legend in uncial lettering runs around the outer field, reading MONETA LEODIE, identifying this as coinage of Liège. A beaded inner circle frames the cross design, consistent with the standard monetary type of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège during the mid-14th century. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, typical of hammered production of this period. The overall design reflects the standard ecclesiastical monetary tradition of the Mosan region. |
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| Mintage | ND (1345-1364) |
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Engelbert de la Marck's episcopate coincided with the prolonged instability following the Battle of Crécy and the Black Death's sweep through the Low Countries, both of which severely disrupted regional trade and forced smaller ecclesiastical mints to produce fractional silver where larger denominations could not circulate effectively. The Prince-Bishopric of Liège maintained its own mint rights zealously throughout this period, independent of both French and Imperial pressure.
The missing Dengis reference number suggests this type remains incompletely catalogued — not unusual for fractional issues of the Mosan ecclesiastical mints, where die survival and documented examples are sparse.