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1/2 Groschen - Alexander Type II
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1400-1432 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Divided heraldic shield displaying three horizontal bars in the dexter half and seven lilies arranged in the sinister half, surmounted by a knight's helm rendered in profile. The shield and crest are presented in a simplified, bold style characteristic of Moldavian hammered coinage of the early fifteenth century. The overall composition occupies the central field with little surrounding space given the small flan. |
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| Reverse description | Facing auroch's head, the principal heraldic device of the Principality of Moldavia, depicted with a five-pointed star between the horns. Flanking the auroch's head, a five-petalled rose appears to the left and a crescent to the right, all rendered in the shallow relief typical of hammered small-denomination Moldavian coinage. The composition fills the central field of the irregular flan. |
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Alexander the Good's reign over Moldavia lasted an exceptional 32 years, a period of relative stability that allowed the principality to develop a coherent coinage program at a time when its neighbors were perpetually destabilized by Ottoman expansion. This fractional issue belongs to his second coinage type, distinguished from the first by subtle die modifications that numismatists have used to sequence the series — though precise dating within the reign remains contested.
At 0.40g, these pieces circulated hard and are rarely found without significant wear.