Florin 'Postulate' - John of Hornes

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.