weight 3,28gr. | silver Ø 22mm.
obv. Full-length facing figure of St. Peter advancing to right,
with a key on his shoulder and a closed book, divides date 15 - 70,
within circle, surrounded by the legend
•SALENTIN•ELEC - VS•ECCLES•COLO
rev. Small shield of Isenburg arms superimposed on cross of Cologne
in heart-shaped decorated shield, within circle, surrounded by the legend
✠ MONE - TA•NOVA - •AVREA• - RENE′, in the inscription the coats
of arms of Trier, Palatinate and Mainz.
Salentin, Count of Isenburg, is undoubtedly one of the most notable figures on the Electorate of Cologne. He was born around 1532, the son of Count Heinrich von Isenburg-Grenzau and Countess Margarethe von Wertheim. After studying at the University of Cologne, he became a canon in Mainz, Cologne, and Strasbourg. He was elected archbishop on 23 December 1567, by a vote of 14 to 7 against Heinrich von Sayn. Emperor Maximilian bestowed the regalia on him, and the Pope confirmed him.
After the death of Bishop Johann von Hoya of Paderborn, he was appointed administrator there. He redeemed the castles and holdings pledged under his predecessors, such as Nerdingen, Brilon, Wichterich near Lechenich, Hornenburg Castle, and Recklinghausen, the latter for 17,680 gold guilders. In Paderborn, he founded the so-called ″Salentine Gymnasium.″ In Bonn, he built a new castle between the Stockheim Gate and the old toll house, but by 1826, as Süss tells us, nothing remained of it.
Salentin was able to make his decisions with great freedom. This gave him the opportunity to implement his reform plans. Graf (Cologne 1937) reports his participation in the Reichstag of Speyer in 1570, during which he discussed the succession in Cologne with the Emperor and the Duke of Alva, as well as with emissaries of the Duke in Bavaria. There, he confided to Count John of Nassau that he would like to see Duke Ernst of Bavaria as his successor in return for a corresponding contribution from the advocates. But it didn′t turn out that way. We know that this Reichstag produced the most important results for both his life and his reign. The ancient Isenburg family had since lost its descendants. Therefore, Salentin had long considered resigning. He actually did so on 13 September 1577. The widowed Countess Margarethe von Aremberg, by birth Countess von der Mark, became his wife on 10 December 1577, in Bonn. She bore him two sons, who also died childless thus, the extinction of his house could only delay the process. Salentin now administered his County of Isenburg, where we last hear of him in a document from 1603. He died on 19 March 1610, and was buried in the Isenburg Abbey in Rommersdorf.
From this one-year-type only approximately 24.000 pieces were minted.
Very rare.
Noss 74 | Friedberg 811 | MB.231
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