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1 Schilling - Christian Bomhower
| Issuer | Bishopric of Dorpat |
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| Year | 1515-1518 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Central shield or rounded device bearing a crossed sword and papal key in saltire, with a small oak branch or tree motif between them, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The composition references the ecclesiastical authority of the Bishopric of Dorpat, combining the sword of temporal power with the key of Saint Peter. A circular Latin legend in uncial script surrounds the central device. The overall execution is typical of early sixteenth-century Livonian hammered billon coinage, with irregular flan shape and variable strike depth. |
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Christian Bomhower served as Bishop of Dorpat from 1515 to 1518, a tenure defined largely by the deteriorating position of the Livonian church-states against growing pressure from both Muscovy and the reforming currents beginning to move through the Baltic. The Bishopric of Dorpat was among the smallest issuing authorities in the Livonian confederation, and its coinage was always limited in volume relative to the dominant issues of the Livonian Order itself.
The billon alloy at roughly 28% silver is consistent with the broader debasement trend across Livonian ecclesiastical coinage in the early sixteenth century.