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Patagon - Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1662-1686 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Maximilian Henry of Bavaria facing right, depicted with long flowing hair falling to the shoulder and wearing ecclesiastical vestments. The portrait is rendered in a bold baroque style, occupying the majority of the coin's field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, separated from the inner field by a beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | •MAX•HEN•D•G•ARC•COL•PRIN•EL: |
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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria held Liège as prince-bishop from 1650 until his death in 1688, simultaneously serving as Archbishop-Elector of Cologne — a pluralism that concentrated considerable ecclesiastical and temporal power in a single Wittelsbacher. His administration was marked by persistent friction with the city's craft guilds and the democratic factions that had long contested episcopal authority in Liège. The patagon itself was a Spanish Netherlands denomination adopted by the prince-bishopric precisely because cross-border trade with the Habsburg territories demanded a compatible heavy silver unit.
The extended date range of this type, spanning nearly a quarter century, means die-link studies can be productive. Documented die marriages vary considerably in execution quality.