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1 Goldgulden - John Gottfried II of Guttenberg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1684-1698 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Bishop John Gottfried II of Guttenberg facing right, wearing ecclesiastical vestments with lace cravat and a richly ornamented cope. A crowned oval four-fold shield of arms is displayed on the left shoulder. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the baroque style, with flowing long hair. The surrounding legend reads IOH GODEFR DG E HERB S R I P F O D, separated by pellets, within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John Gottfried II von Guttenberg presided over the Bishopric of Würzburg during a period of acute financial strain following the devastations of the Thirty Years' War, from which the Franconian region had still not fully recovered decades later. Episcopal mints in this period frequently struck gold gulden as prestige instruments rather than working currency — a bishop asserting fiscal authority he only partially possessed.
Helmschrott 445 is the standard reference for this type within the specialized literature on Franconian episcopal coinage.