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2 Gulden - Martin of Schaumberg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Eichstätt |
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| Year | 1572 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle displayed, with wings spread, surmounted by a single crown above both heads; on the eagle's breast, an orb bearing the denomination numeral 60 (kreuzer equivalent). Two curved serpentine or scroll ornaments flank the eagle's necks. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle and a continuous rope or wreath border. The circumferential Latin legend reads MAXIMILIAN IMP AVG P F DECRETO 60, citing Emperor Maximilian II's imperial monetary decree authorizing the issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Martin of Schaumberg ruled the Bishopric of Eichstätt from 1560 until his death in 1590, presiding over a diocese caught between the pressures of the Counter-Reformation and a nobility with strong Lutheran sympathies. His administration leaned firmly toward Tridentine reform, and his coinage — struck with the full weight and authority of an imperial prince-bishop — reflected that projection of Catholic institutional confidence at a moment when it was genuinely contested in the region.
The Davenport 9140 attribution places this among the large-format silver issues of the ecclesiastical Reichsstände. At just over 49 grams, it substantially exceeds the standard Reichsthaler weight of the period.