1/2 Goldgulden 'Postulatsgulden' - Theodoric II of Moers

Theodoric II of Moers spent much of his tenure fighting to hold Cologne at all. His predecessor and kinsman Dietrich II had been deposed, and Theodoric's own position remained contested through prolonged conflict with the chapter and rival claimants. The Postulatsgulden designation itself signals the ambiguity: a "postulat" issue was struck by a bishop-elect whose papal confirmation was still pending or disputed, giving the coin a quasi-legitimate character that reflected precisely the instability of his hold on the see.

The half-denomination is considerably scarcer than the full Goldgulden of this type. Noss's cataloguing of the Cologne archiepiscopal series remains the foundational reference, with Felke corroborating the attribution to this narrow five-year window.