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1/2 Florin - John II Barcelona
| Issuer | Catalonia, Principality of |
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| Year | 1458-1461 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint John the Baptist, nimbed and robed, standing in the field holding a scepter in his left hand, rendered in the Gothic style typical of medieval Aragonese coinage. The saint is depicted with elongated drapery falling to the base, with fine linear detail in the hammered relief. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, reading S·IOHANNES·B, identifying the patron saint of Florence whose iconography was adopted for the Florin coinage tradition. |
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| Obverse lettering | ·+·S·IOHANNES·B· (Translation: Saint John the Baptist) |
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| Reverse lettering | ARAGO REX IOA (Translation: John king of Aragon) |
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