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1/2 Groschen - Conrad II Bayer of Boppard
| Issuer | Bishopric of Metz |
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| Year | 1415-1459 |
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| Weight | 1.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of a bishop, identified as Conrad, Bishop of Metz, standing in vestments beneath a pointed mitre. The figure holds a crosier in the right hand and raises the left hand in a gesture of benediction. The design is rendered in the Gothic style typical of late medieval episcopal coinage. A beaded inner border frames the central image, with the circumscribed legend distributed around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with equal arms occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The arms of the cross extend to the inner border, dividing the field into four quadrants. The surrounding legend, contained between the beaded circle and the outer toothed border, reads as a monetary inscription attributing the issue to the mint of Marsal. The reverse is consistent with standard ecclesiastical groschen coinage of the region and period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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