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Florin 'Postulate' - John of Hornes
| Issuer | Liege, Prince-bishopric of |
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| Year | 1484-1485 |
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| Currency | Florin (1456-1545) |
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| Obverse lettering | ☩ IOhIS` ELC` COFMAT` LEODIEN` (Translation: John, elected and confirmed (Bishop) of Liege) |
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| Mintage | ND (1484-1485) |
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John of Hornes was elected Prince-Bishop of Liège in 1484 but faced immediate opposition from a rival claimant, leaving his authority technically unconfirmed by Rome during this period — hence the "postulate" designation, indicating he had been proposed but not yet canonically instituted. Coins struck under a postulate carry an implicit legal ambiguity: they assert temporal authority the issuer did not yet fully possess.
The window for this issue was narrow, covering only the months before his formal confirmation in 1485.