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Florin - Arnold of Hornes Maastricht
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liege |
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| Year | 1378-1389 |
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| Currency | Gros (1274-1456) |
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| Reverse description | Two heraldic shields displayed side by side within a quatrefoil polylobe frame, the lobes separated by trefoils in the intervening angles. The dexter shield bears the arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Liege and the sinister shield displays the personal arms of Bishop Arnold of Hornes. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with the episcopal legend in uncial characters running continuously around the outer field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Arnold of Hornes served as Prince-Bishop of Liège from 1378 to 1389 during a period of persistent factional conflict between the noble houses dominating the Meuse valley. His gold florin coinage follows the Florentine florin model that had by the late fourteenth century become the dominant gold denomination across the Low Countries, with ecclesiastical mints at Liège among the more prolific imitators.
Maastricht, though geographically contested between Liège and Brabant under their centuries-old condominium arrangement, functioned as a legitimate secondary mint for the Prince-Bishops throughout this period.