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1 Groat 'Botdrager' - John of Bavaria
| Uitgever | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1396-1418 |
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| Valuta | Gros (1274-1456) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | A long cross pattée extending to the beaded border divides the field into four quarters, each bearing the arms of Bavaria-Palatinate; the arms consist of alternating lozengy and pale-striped quarters referencing the Wittelsbach dynastic claims of John of Bavaria. The cross limbs intersect the circular legend, a common compositional device on medieval gros-type coins. The legend in uncial Gothic lettering runs continuously around the coin between the inner circle and the outer beaded border, punctuated by pellets. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Latin (uncial) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
John of Bavaria never actually became bishop through ecclesiastical merit — he was elected Prince-Bishop of Liège in 1389 at around age fourteen, a purely dynastic appointment engineered by his father, Duke Albert I of Bavaria. The Liégeois chafed under his secular, autocratic rule, and his tenure was marked by repeated armed conflicts with the city's guilds and communes, culminating in the Battle of Othée in 1408, where John crushed the rebel burghers with Burgundian assistance at considerable cost in local lives.
The "Botdrager" type takes its popular name from the Flemish term for a messenger or courier — regional coinage nicknames of this period often referenced the coin's practical role in daily commerce rather than its issuing authority.