1 Goldgulden - George III of Limpurg

George III of Limpurg served as Bishop of Bamberg from 1505 until his death in 1522, but this gulden falls within just the first few years of his episcopate — a period when the Bishopric was navigating the fractious politics of the Holy Roman Empire under Maximilian I. Bamberg held the right to strike gold coinage as an imperial ecclesiastical territory, and goldgulden of this type were produced in limited quantities tied directly to specific financial needs of the see rather than continuous commercial demand.

The Franconian gulden standard of the period means this piece conforms to Rhine gulden weight conventions. Fr#158 placement confirms its recognized rarity among early 16th-century episcopal gold.