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1 Schilling - Gottfried IV Schenk of Limpurg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1454 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield bearing the four-fold arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg, displayed within a beaded inner circle. The heraldic quarters are executed in the late Gothic hammered style characteristic of mid-fifteenth-century German ecclesiastical coinage. A circular Gothic legend in uncial lettering surrounds the shield, punctuated by a floral ornament at the base of the inscription. |
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| Mintage | 1454: ND (1454) |
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Gottfried IV Schenk von Limpurg held the see of Würzburg from 1443 until his death in 1455, a episcopate defined largely by his efforts to consolidate territorial authority against the encroachments of neighboring secular lords. The schilling issues of his final years reflect a broader mid-fifteenth century trend among Franconian ecclesiastical mints toward standardizing small silver denominations to compete with the proliferating coinage of the imperial cities.
The Ehwald reference places this among a small documented group, and surviving examples in collectible condition are infrequently encountered at auction.