Catalog
1 Groschen - John V Thurzo
| Issuer | Bishopric of Breslau (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1506-1507 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES: EPVS: VRATI 157 |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts a facing bust or image of Saint John the Baptist within a beaded inner circle, rendered in the Gothic manner typical of Silesian episcopal coinage of the early sixteenth century. The figure is shown with naturalistic hair and foliate or fur-trimmed garment, consistent with iconographic conventions of the period. A circular Latin devotional or dedicatory legend surrounds the inner border, invoking the patron saint. The reverse presents a slightly convex flan surface with well-struck inner devices and a plain outer rim. |
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John V Thurzo held the bishopric of Breslau from 1506 to 1520, appointed through the influence of the Fugger banking dynasty with whom his family was deeply intertwined — the Thurzos and Fuggers jointly controlled much of Central European copper and silver mining at the time. That connection to raw metal supply made episcopal coinage under his name a practical extension of a broader commercial empire.
The 1506–1507 date range suggests production confined to his first two years in office, before Breslau's minting activity shifted under subsequent arrangements with the Jagiellonian crown.