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Goldgulden - Meinhard VI
| Issuer | County of Görz (Gorizia) |
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| Year | 1363-1385 |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of St. John the Baptist standing facing, robed in long ecclesiastical vestments with curled hair and nimbus, holding attributes in both hands. The figure is rendered in the Gothic style typical of 14th-century Italian-influenced goldgulden coinage. The effigy is contained within a plain inner field bordered by a beaded circle. A circular Latin legend in uncial script surrounds the central device, reading MEINARD I COMITIS. |
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| Reverse description | The heraldic arms of the County of Görz (Gorizia) displayed on a shield set within a decorative polylobe or multifoil frame, following the standard Florentine goldgulden reverse composition adopted by many Italian and Alpine lordships of the period. The shield bears the dynastic devices of the Görz comital family. A circular Latin legend in uncial script surrounds the polylobe border, naming the issuing authority. |
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Meinhard VI ruled Görz during a period when the county was caught between the expanding Habsburgs and the Republic of Venice — a pressure that shaped every political and financial decision of his reign. The goldgulden he struck follows the Florentine weight standard almost exactly, a deliberate choice that made these coins acceptable across the northern Italian trade routes the county depended on for revenue.
Fr#456 is scarce. Görz never had the minting infrastructure of its neighbors, and the county's output over this entire twenty-two year span remains modest by any regional comparison.