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12 Sols Brûlé '1/2 Aidant or Gigot'- Ernest of Bavaria
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liege |
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| Year | 1606 |
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| Currency | Florin Brabant-Liege (1545-1650) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned heraldic shield or bust device, heavily worn, set within a circular legend. The peripheral Latin inscription reads ERNESTVS. D. G. ARCHIEPIS. COL, identifying Ernest of Bavaria as Archbishop of Cologne by the grace of God, separated by an acorn mintmark. The legend is rendered in capital Roman letters along the coin's circumference, characteristic of early seventeenth-century ecclesiastical coinage of the Low Countries. The overall style reflects the hammered technique typical of the Liege mint of this period, with the flan showing the irregular, slightly lobate edge common to struck copper coinage of the era. |
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| Obverse lettering | (acorn) ERNESTVS. D. G. ARCHIEPIS. COL (Translation: Ernestus, by the grace of god, archbishop of Cologne.) |
| Reverse description | Central field bears the quartered coat of arms of the County of Loon (Looz), surmounted by a mitre and enclosed within an oval or pointed shield, as befitting the heraldic tradition of the Prince-Bishops of Liege. The surrounding Latin legend reads EPIS. LEODIEN. V. BAVA. DVX. C. LO, proclaiming Ernest's titles as Bishop of Liege, Duke of Bavaria, and Count of Loon. The shield's quarters display the armorial bearings associated with the Wittelsbach dynasty and the see of Liege, executed in the hammered style with characteristic relief variation. The coin's surface shows extensive patination and wear consistent with extended circulation in copper. |
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