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| Emittent | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Jahr | 1565 |
| Typ | Non-circulating coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Central field features the crowned arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège — a quartered shield displaying the Liège perron and the arms of the Berghes family — surmounted by an elaborate episcopal crown with flanking decorative mantling. The shield is set within an ornate cartouche of Renaissance scrollwork. The surrounding circular legend in Latin reads: ROBERTVS * A * BERGIS * EPS * LEODI, identifying Robert de Berghes as Bishop of Liège. The coin was struck by the hammered method, giving the type characteristic irregular flan edges typical of mid-sixteenth-century Low Countries coinage. |
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| Averslegende | ROBERTVS * A * BERGIS * EPS * LEODI |
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Robert de Berghes governed the Prince-Bishopric of Liège from 1557 until his death in 1564, which raises an immediate problem: this coin is dated 1565. It was struck posthumously under the administrative continuation of his chancery, a not uncommon practice in the Prince-Bishopric where new episcopal elections moved slowly and minting rights required formal investiture. The "Sprenger" designation refers to the specific issue type rather than a moneyer — the term derives from the Low German word for a particular striking or blank preparation method used in the Liège workshops during this period.