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1/2 Groat - John II
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1294-1300 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field divided into four quarters by a plain cross, each quarter bearing a rampant lion passant — the combined arms of Brabant and Limburg. The lions are rendered in a vigorous Gothic style characteristic of late 13th-century Brabantine coinage. The quartered heraldic composition fills the field entirely, framed by a beaded inner circle. The peripheral legend in uncial Gothic lettering reads: MOnETA IOhAnnES DVCIS, identifying the coin as the money of Duke John. |
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| Reverse description | A bold short cross pattée occupies the centre of the field, its arms extending nearly to the inner beaded circle. The cross is enclosed within a tressure or inner circular legend band, creating a double-legend format. The interior legend, rendered in uncial Gothic script, reads IOhAnnES DVX, identifying Duke John, while the exterior legend carries the devotional inscription nOME : DOMInI : SIT BEnEDIcTVM — 'Blessed be the name of the Lord' — a common pious formula on 13th-century Low Countries grossi. The entire design is framed by a beaded outer border on the irregular flan. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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