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1/4 Sol or Liard
| Issuer | Metz, City of |
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| Year | 1555-1661 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A large capital letter M occupies the central field of the coin. The letter is boldly rendered in a Gothic style characteristic of early modern municipal coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading + MONETA.METENSIS, identifying the coin as a municipal issue of the city of Metz. The overall style is typical of hammered billon coinage of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the crowned civic shield of the city of Metz, bearing the characteristic arms of the city. The shield is surmounted by a crown and is rendered in a simple, stylised manner consistent with hammered municipal coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the shield, and the date appears in the lower portion of the field. The overall composition is typical of the late issues of this series. |
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