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1 Goldgulden - John II of Nassau
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1399-1402 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of Saint John the Baptist standing facing, robed, holding a long cross-scepter in his right hand, with a cross motif between his feet. The effigy is rendered in the Gothic style typical of late 14th-century Rhenish goldgulden. A peripheral legend in Latin uncial script encircles the central design. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOhIS AREPVS MAGVT |
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John II of Nassau held the archbishopric of Mainz during one of its most turbulent financial stretches — the see had accumulated crippling debts through the late 14th century, partly from the costs of contested episcopal elections. His goldgulden issues of this period were minted against that backdrop of institutional insolvency, and Mainz's participation in the Rhenish currency union meant these coins had to conform to strict weight and fineness agreements policed by the neighboring electorates of Trier, Cologne, and the Palatinate.
Felke 630 is a recognized discrete type within John II's emission sequence.