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30 Patards 2 Testons - Ferdinand of Bavaria
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1612-1613 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#45, Delmonte S#461, 462 |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDVS · DEI · G · EPISCOPVS · LEODIE XXX (Translation: Ferdinand, by God`s grace Bishop of Liege ...) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ferdinand of Bavaria was appointed Prince-Bishop of Liège in 1612 through naked dynastic maneuvering by his family, who already held multiple ecclesiastical territories across the Holy Roman Empire — he would eventually accumulate five such sees simultaneously. This 30 Patards piece, equivalent to 2 Testons, was struck almost immediately upon his accession, a common assertion of new authority through coinage that the Liège mint executed with some urgency.
The Delmonte split between references 461 and 462 reflects documented die variants within this short emission window of 1612–1613, distinguishing minor differences in the strike execution rather than separate monetary ordinances.