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1 Goldgulden - John II of Baden
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1456-1464 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central shield of the Archbishopric of Trier — quartered with a cross and a diagonal band — superimposed upon a long cross whose arms extend to the beaded inner border, dividing the field into four quadrants. The shield is rendered in relief with fine hatching denoting the heraldic tinctures. A circular beaded border encloses the design, with the Gothic uncial legend running continuously around the periphery identifying the issuer as Johann II, elect and administrator of Trier. |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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John II of Baden served as Archbishop of Trier from 1456 to 1503, one of the longest episcopates of the fifteenth century. As one of the seven imperial electors, the Archbishop of Trier held the right to strike gold coinage under the Golden Bull of 1356, which formalized electoral privileges and made the Rhenish goldgulden the dominant trans-regional currency of the Holy Roman Empire. The dating range on this piece reflects a specific emission period within John's tenure, likely tied to a monetary agreement among the Rhenish electoral mints at Mainz, Cologne, Trier, and the Palatinate.
The Noss Tr#494 attribution places this within a documented die sequence for John's early issues.