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1/4 Carolus - Charles V / Philip II
| Issuer | Besançon, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1537-1607 |
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| Value | 1/4 Carolus = 1 Niquet (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned armored half-length effigy of the emperor facing right, holding an imperial orb in one hand and a scepter raised over the opposite shoulder. The figure is rendered in a stylized late-medieval manner characteristic of hammered billon coinage. The portrait is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running along the outer periphery. The crude hammered execution typical of small Franc-Comtois issues results in irregular flan edges and variable strike quality. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ✠ MONETA : BISVNTINA : 1565 (Translation: Coinage of the city of Besançon.) |
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