Early Dated - 1447

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1810. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Köln (Erzbistum). Dietrich II von Mörs. Archbishop, 1414-1463. AR Weißpfennig (1.84 g, 11h). Riel mint. Dated 1447. · MOnЄ’ · nOVΛ · · RILЄ’ (rosette stops), coat-of-arms of Köln-Mörs surrounded by coats-of-arms of Mainz, Trier, and Pfalz / · Λ · DnI’ · m · CCCC · XLVII (rosette stops), half-length bust of St. Peter facing slightly right, holding cruciform scepter and key; familial coat-of-arms of Mörs below. Levinson I-84; Frey 78; Noss, Köln 383-4; Saurma 2718. VF, toned, minor flan waviness.

From the Leonard O. Greenfield Collection.

The grand nephew of his predecessor, Friedrich II von Saarwerden, Dietrich II von Mörs administered the coronation for Zsigmond as Holy Roman Emperor in 1414 at Aachen. At the center of the archbishopric for nearly half a century, it was Dietrich’s support of antipope Felix V that nearly led to his dethronement. Before this could take place, however, Nicolas V became Pope, convincing Felix V (formerly Amedeo VIII, the duke of Savoia) to step down and reconciling with Dietrich, successfully drawing to a close the Papal Schism.