1/2 Stiver - Philip the Handsome, Regency

€311,050.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1485
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Patard (Stiver) (1)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.7 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#63-5
Obverse descriptionArms of Austria-Burgundy fills field.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering✠ MO ⋆ ARCHIDVCV ⋆ AVST ⋆ BG ⋆ CO ⋆ FL
(Translation: Coinage of the Archduke of AUstria and Burgundy, Count of Flanders)
Reverse descriptionLong, forked cross intersecting legends. Fleur-de-lis in center of cross, and alternating lilies and lions in the angles
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringBENEDIC ⋆ AIA ⋆ MEA ⋆ DnO
(Translation: My soul praises the Lord)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1485)  - -
Catalog ID2101023460
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