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currency, reviving techniques abandoned since the collapse of Rome. The names of individual archbishops after 1418, as well as the years of their respective reigns, are stamped on Livonian
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excavated at archaeological sites. In many cases, this is the only biographical data available. No Livonian pennies before 1418 have been found.
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due to deflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Johannes VII Blankenfeld; biographical data exists in alternate formats
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More information about the role of the Archbishopric of Riga in the history of coinage is available at
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it became the bishopric of Riga in 1202 and was elevated to an archbishopric in 1255.
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Medieval Catholic state in present-day Latvia (1186-1561)
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The Archbishops of Riga were innovators in the field of
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The archbishops of Riga were also the secular rulers of
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Index

Bishopric of Riga
Lutheran Archbishop of Riga
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga
Latin
Low German
Coat of arms of Riga
Coat of arms

Archbishopric of Riga (in yellow), shown within Terra Mariana
Terra Mariana
Prince-Bishopric
Terra Mariana
Riga
Latin
Low German
Livonian
Latvian
Roman Catholic
Theocracy
Albert Suerbeer
Wilhelm von Brandenburg
Middle Ages
Penny
Schilling
Ancient Estonia
Principality of Jersika
Principality of Koknese
Tālava
Duchy of Livonia
Free City of Riga

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