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1 Scherf - Dietrich V Hake
| Issuer | Bishopric of Dorpat |
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| Year | 1485-1498 |
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| Value | 1 Scherf = ⅙ Schilling |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate type struck on a thin, irregularly shaped flan. The central device features a stylized episcopal cross or monogram associated with Bishop Dietrich V Hake, rendered in a bold, primitive Gothic style characteristic of late 15th-century Livonian minor coinage. The motif is enclosed within a beaded or toothed inner circle, with the flat field surrounding the central device showing the characteristic thinness of bracteate production. No legend is present; the design relies solely on the heraldic or monogrammatic symbol for identification. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, with the central monogram or cross motif appearing in negative relief against the plain, smooth field. The flan edges are rough and irregular, consistent with hand-cut blanks typical of low-denomination Livonian billon coinage of the late medieval period. No inscription or additional decorative elements are present on the reverse. |
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Dietrich V Hake served as Bishop of Dorpat from 1471 to 1484 — if this dating attribution of 1485–1498 reflects a posthumous continuation of his type rather than his actual reign, it would not be unusual for the Livonian ecclesiastical mints, where die use routinely outlasted the authority that authorized them. The Bishopric of Dorpat operated under persistent pressure from both the Livonian Order and Novgorod throughout the fifteenth century, and small billon scherffs functioned as the workhorse of local petty commerce along the eastern Baltic trade routes.