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1/4 Daalder 'Madonnadaalder / Batzelaar' - Margaretha van Brederode
| Issuer | Abbey of Thorn |
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| Year | 1557-1577 |
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| Value | 1/4 Daalder (⅜) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a rampant lion facing left, rendered in high relief with prominent mane and raised forepaw, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The heraldic lion represents the arms of the Van Brederode dynasty. The surrounding outer legend, separated from the inner field by the beaded border, reads: + MAR ★ D ★ I ★ B ★ AB ★ D ★ WER ★ FRI ★ S ★ THORE, identifying the abbess Margaret, Dynasta in Brederode, Abbess of the Secular Free Stift Thorn. The coin shows typical characteristics of hammered Low Countries silver coinage of the mid-sixteenth century, with irregular flan and uneven strike. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the crowned Virgin Mary standing facing, draped in flowing robes with a radiate glory or sun-burst halo emanating behind her figure, holding the Christ Child before her. The composition is characteristic of the 'Madonnadaalder' type, a devotional image widely employed on ecclesiastical coinages of the Low Countries in the sixteenth century. The surrounding outer legend reads: NA ★ LVTIC ★ BETZL ★ SCROT ★ V ★ KOR, referring to the monetary tariff or valuation inscription associated with the Batzelaar denomination. The flan is irregular and the strike is typical of hammered silver production at the Thorn mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | NA ★ LVTIC ★ BETZL ★ SCROT ★ V ★ KOR |
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