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1 Goldgulden - Theodoric II of Moers Riehl
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Cologne |
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| Year | 1438 |
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| Weight | 3.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Central four-fold quartered coat of arms displayed over a patriarchal (Portuguese) cross, the shield bearing the combined heraldic devices of the archbishopric and the house of Moers. The arms are set within a beaded inner circle, with the circumscribed legend in Gothic uncial characters reading ThEO ARCP COLO MO RI, an abbreviated reference to Archbishop Theodoric of Cologne and Moers. The overall composition is typical of Rhenish goldgulden of the mid-fifteenth century, rendered in the hammered style with bold relief. |
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| Reverse description | Three heraldic shields arranged in trefoil disposition around a central pellet, each shield separated by decorative cusps: the arms of Trier impaling Helmstatt to the left, the arms of the Palatinate-Bavaria to the right, and the arms of Mainz positioned below, representing the three co-issuing Rhenish electors of the goldgulden coinage. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential legend in Gothic uncial script giving the date in Roman numerals. The arrangement conforms to the standard Rhenish electoral goldgulden type of the period. |
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Theodoric II of Moers held the archbishopric from 1414 to 1463, one of the longest tenures in Cologne's medieval history — and one of the most financially turbulent. He inherited a see deep in debt and spent much of his reign in conflict with the city of Cologne itself, which repeatedly refused to recognize his authority and periodically expelled him. The goldgulden issues of his archbishopric are accordingly scattered across a long reign with inconsistent production, and examples attributable to the 1438 period fall within a particularly contentious stretch of his disputes with the cathedral chapter.