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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AnYangMan, post: 5067530, member: 87271&quot;]You can find Ilisch here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://jaarboekvoormuntenpenningkunde.nl/jaarboek/1997/1997-1998a.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://jaarboekvoormuntenpenningkunde.nl/jaarboek/1997/1997-1998a.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://jaarboekvoormuntenpenningkunde.nl/jaarboek/1997/1997-1998a.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll find this piece, or at least the various types that resemble it, under Utrecht. I am not that knowledgeable on these earlier pieces, but for those issued in what is nowadays the Netherlands (and western Germany), Ilisch is one of the most renowned experts in the field! I had the privilege of attending a lecture of his last year on the 11th century coins of Leiden. Which coincidentally are imitations of this type of Willem van Ponte!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ah yes, these sort of ironic nicknames. Another one favourite of mine, also from a Bishop of Utrecht:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48826626291_af2a469f07_h.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bishopric of Utrecht, Bishop Rudolf van Diepholt. AV Sint-Maartensgulden or Postulaatsgulden. 1433-1453, Deventer mint. Amongst the general populace, these were known as &#039;knapkoek&#039;! Knapkoek is a sort of local biscuit, that as the name implies, is very brittle and snaps in two really easily. The result of the low gold content of these guldens reminded them of that same snapping....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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