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2 Stivers / 2 Patards - John of Hornes Lions
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1485-1505 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts two rampant lions facing each other, rendered in bold late-Gothic style, set within a beaded inner circle. The lions, finely detailed with manes and claws, are separated by a decorative element at the base. A horizontal line divides the lower portion of the inner field, below which a secondary inscription band appears with abbreviated text. The surrounding outer legend, in uncial Gothic characters, reads the episcopal title of John of Hornes, Prince-Bishop of Liège and Duke of Bouillon, separated by star-shaped stops. The overall composition is characteristic of late 15th-century Low Countries hammered coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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John of Hornes governed the Prince-Bishopric of Liège from 1484 until his death in 1505, a tenure defined less by ecclesiastical concerns than by constant friction with the Habsburgs and the persistent instability of the lower Meuse region. Liège had already been devastated by Charles the Bold's punitive campaigns of the 1460s, and the recovery of its minting activity under John reflects a deliberate reassertion of episcopal prerogative in monetary affairs.
The patard denomination itself was a product of Burgundian monetary reform, making Liège's adoption of it somewhat ironic given the diocese's antagonistic relationship with Burgundian authority.