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1/2 Goldgulden 'Postulatsgulden' - Theodoric II of Moers
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Cologne |
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| Year | 1458 |
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| Value | 1/2 Goldgulden |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Heribert, Archbishop of Cologne, depicted in pontifical vestments and mitre, holding a crozier in his right hand. The saint stands in a rigid, hieratic pose within an inner beaded border, his robes rendered in fine hammered relief characteristic of late medieval Rhenish goldsmithing. A Latin legend in uncial script encircles the figure within the outer border. |
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| Mint | Deutz (Tuitium) Mint |
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Theodoric II of Moers was never formally confirmed by Rome — his archiepiscopate was contested from the start, with Pope Pius II refusing to ratify his election. The "Postulatsgulden" designation reflects exactly this: a coin issued by a postulant, a claimant pending papal approval, giving this half-gulden a constitutional ambiguity that few ecclesiastical issues carry. Cologne's chapter had elected him, but the Holy See had other candidates in mind.
Noss catalogued this as a variant of the standard type, the Fr#797a designation separating it from the more frequently encountered full gulden of the same issuing authority.