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1 Goldgulden - Kuno II of Falkenstein
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1366-1368 |
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| Reference(s) | Fr#3395, Noss Be#68 |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Standing full-length figure of St. John the Baptist facing front, depicted in high relief in the Gothic manner, wearing long robes with finely engraved drapery folds. The saint raises his right hand in a gesture of blessing while holding a book or tablet in his left; a nimbus surrounds his head. Small fleurs-de-lis or decorative elements appear at either side of the figure. The surrounding circular legend in uncial lettering reads S IOHANNES B, identifying the patron saint. The design closely follows the Florentine goldgulden prototype, reflecting the widespread adoption of that coin type across the Holy Roman Empire. |
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Kuno II of Falkenstein served as Archbishop of Trier from 1362 until his death in 1388, and his goldgulden issues fall within a period when the Rhenish electors were actively coordinating their gold coinage through a series of monetary unions. The 1354 and 1386 Rhenish unions — grouping Trier, Mainz, Cologne, and the Palatinate — were explicit attempts to standardize the gulden's weight and fineness across competing jurisdictions, making the precise dating of individual archiepiscopal issues consequential for understanding compliance and deviation from agreed standards.
Noss remains the authoritative reference for Trier ecclesiastical coinage, and the Be#68 attribution places this squarely in Kuno's middle issuing period.