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Gigot - Ernest of Bavaria, Bust left reverse
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1606 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LEODIE . DVX . BVLL . CO . LOSS (Translation: Liège, Duke of Bouillon, Count of Looz) |
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Ernest of Bavaria held the see of Liège from 1581 until his death in 1612, simultaneously accumulating bishoprics across the Holy Roman Empire — Freising, Hildesheim, Münster, and Cologne among them — a concentration of ecclesiastical power that drew repeated criticism from reformers and rivals alike. The gigot was a small copper fractional piece, struck specifically for the needs of local markets where silver was hoarded or simply unavailable.
KM#A9 is among the scarcer minor copper types of his Liège episcopate, with Liège#971 distinguishing the bust-left reverse orientation from otherwise similar dies of the period.