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1/4 Groat - Philip the Handsome, Regency
| Issuer | County of Holland |
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| Year | 1482-1487 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned Gothic letter 'W' or interlinked monogram, likely representing the arms or cipher of the ruling authority, set within an inner beaded circle. Two small annulets or pellets appear beneath the central device, serving as mint or die marks. The surrounding legend in uncial characters reads the monetary authority inscription, separated by stops. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, characteristic of hammered billon coinage of the late fifteenth-century Low Countries. |
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| Obverse lettering | MO · ARDVC · AVST · B · CO · HOL ⚜ (Translation: Coinage of the Archduke of Austria, Burgundy and Count of Holland) |
| Reverse description | Central field features a long cross extending to the inner beaded border, with a fleur-de-lis occupying one of the lower quarters, consistent with Burgundian Low Countries typology for small billon denominations of this period. The cross divides the field into four quadrants with heraldic or ornamental elements. The surrounding circular legend in uncial lettering carries the devotional inscription, separated by stops. The overall strike is characteristic of hand-hammered production, resulting in a slightly off-center impression on an irregular flan. |
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