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1/2 Groschen - Peter III Type II
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1443-1449 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Vertically divided shield bearing, on the dexter half, two opposed and conjoined lilies, and on the sinister half, three horizontal bars. A crown is placed above the shield in the upper field. The design is rendered in the bold, simplified style typical of medieval Moldavian hammered coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1443-1449) |
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Peter III of Moldavia ruled during a period of intense Ottoman pressure on the principality's southern borders, and his coinages reflect the administrative fragility of a state constantly negotiating its autonomy. The Type II designation distinguishes a revised die execution from his earlier emission, though both share the same fractional denomination — small change for a frontier economy running on tribute obligations and livestock trade rather than large commercial exchanges.
At half a groschen, these were workhorse coins, and survivors in any condition above heavily worn are genuinely scarce.