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1 Pfennig - Jakob of Liebenstein
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1504-1508 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing a quartered coat of arms combining the heraldic devices of Mainz, Cologne, Trier, and the Palatinate (Pfalz), rendered in the late medieval style typical of ecclesiastical coinage. The shield is displayed upright within a roughly circular flan, with the quarters separated by a bold cross. The coin is struck on an irregular hammered planchet with a beaded border partially visible around the periphery. No legend or inscription appears on this face. |
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| Mintage | ND (1504-1508) |
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Jakob von Liebenstein served as Archbishop of Mainz from 1504 until his death in 1508 — a tenure brief enough that his coinage is structurally scarce across all denominations. Mainz at this moment was still recovering financially from the catastrophic costs of the Mainz Diocesan Feud of the previous century, which had left the archbishopric deeply indebted and its mint output erratic. The pfennig, at 0.26g, sits at the lower threshold of what the period's silver technology could reliably strike with consistent weight.