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2 Schillings - Wolter von Plettenberg and Jasper Linde Riga
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Riga and Livonian Order |
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| Year | 1509-1524 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Divided shield displaying the joint arms of the Archbishopric of Riga and the Livonian Order, set within a plain inner circle. The dexter half bears the crossed keys of the Archbishop of Riga, while the sinister half displays the Livonian Order's cross. A crown surmounts the shield. The peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters runs around the coin's circumference, abbreviated as MO - AR - ET · MA - LI, denoting the monetary authority of both the Archbishop and the Master of Livonia. The overall style is characteristic of late medieval Germanic hammered coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A standing frontal figure of the Virgin Mary (Madonna), depicted robed and crowned, holding the Christ Child in her arms, set within a plain inner circle. The figure is rendered in a stylized late Gothic manner typical of Livonian billon coinage of the early sixteenth century. A peripheral legend in uncial Latin encircles the design, reading MARI · TV · SAL · P - O ·, an abbreviated invocation to the Virgin. The field surrounding the figure shows characteristic die-struck surface texture of hammered production. The overall composition reflects the strong Marian devotional tradition prevalent in the ecclesiastical coinage of the region. |
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