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1 Artig - Johannes VI Ambundi Without circle
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Riga |
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| Year | 1418-1424 |
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| Currency | Artig (1418-1426) |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing a rampant unicorn amid a field of mullets (stars), surmounted by a crown at the apex of the shield. The shield is set within a circular Gothic legend border rendered in uncial characters. The overall design is characteristic of late medieval Baltic ecclesiastical coinage, with the heraldic device boldly struck in high relief despite the irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising a patriarchal cross and an archbishop's crosier crossed saltire-wise, set within a beaded inner circle and encircled by a Gothic uncial legend. The crossed implements serve as the principal heraldic emblem of the Archbishopric of Riga, boldly rendered on the irregularly shaped hammered flan typical of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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