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2 Mariengroschen - Theodore Adolphus of Recke
| Issuer | Bishopric of Paderborn |
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| Year | 1655 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | THE(O). ADO. EP. PAD(E). C. PI. |
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| Reverse lettering | FORTITER. RECTE. PIE. II / MARI / GRO. |
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Theodore Adolphus of Recke served as Bishop of Paderborn from 1650 to 1661, navigating the diocese through the grinding financial aftermath of the Thirty Years' War. The Peace of Westphalia had only recently been signed, and the Westphalian territories were scrambling to restore functioning local economies — small silver fractions like this 2 Mariengroschen issue were precisely the denomination that greased everyday commerce in the region's battered markets.
The Mariengroschen was a specifically north German accounting unit, its name rooted in Marian devotion prevalent across the Prince-Bishoprics of the region.