I picked up from Spink Auction a AV Goldgulden from the Jülich. Jülich was a mint/ in the Herzogtum of Jülich-Cleve-Berg. The Herzog Reinald IV was Duke of Geulders (Gelderland) and Jülich 1403-23. These coins are impossible to ever get in good quality. Also the mint workers where not good at their job. AV Goldgulden ND Jülich Mint Reinald IV 1403-25 At the time when this was struck/ the Duke was Lord over Jülich and Geulders. obv: St. John the Baptiste standing/ facing/ holding Scepter * RεIN DVX IVLIGεLOR rev: Fours Shields/ within Trefoil MONε TA Dε IVLIA 22mm. 3.57g. 2h Noss 156 Felke 927
In the 15th century wasn't a very populated place - only about 1300 inhabitants on average. Amazing that such a small place was able to afford to mint gold coins.
It seems Germany was a "mecca" for gold/ silver coins. Even, my Moms hometown Köln/ struck separate coinage in name of the Holy Roman Emperor/ and for the Archbishop. Many Cities had Imperial/ Church and Municipal coinage.
Köln? Why would anyone in their right mind wanna go way out of their way on a train journey? The Köln Dom is one of the most magnificent cathedrals anywhere. When you travel to Köln by train from the south the cathedral dominates the skyline - like it should. Despite the regrettable destruction of the city during WWII the cathedral survived largely undamaged and was the backdrop for a famous tank battle betwixt a Pershing M-26 and a Panther on 6th March. I strode all the way up into the towers during a driving rainstorm. Managed to buy this print in the gift shoppe downstairs and hauled it in a tube around the rest of Europe before going back to America.
