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1/8 Albus Zutphen
| Issuer | Guelders, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1480 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a heraldic device, likely the arms or emblem associated with the city of Zutphen, rendered in low relief characteristic of late medieval hammered billon coinage. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A Gothic uncial legend surrounds the central device, reading MO NO ZVTPHAN (New Money of Zutphen). The flan is irregular in shape with noticeable surface porosity and darkened patina consistent with the billon alloy and age of the piece. Strike quality is typical of late 15th-century municipal coinage, with some weakness at the margins. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a small cross or simple heraldic motif in low relief, partially obscured by the heavily worn and porous surface of this diminutive billon piece. A beaded inner circle frames the central device. The surrounding uncial Latin legend records the date of issue, reading AN D MCCCCLXXX (In the Year of Our Lord 1480). The flan exhibits the characteristic irregular outline of a hand-struck coin, with corrosion and flan breaks visible at the lower margin. The overall execution is consistent with small-denomination municipal coinage of the Duchy of Guelders in the late 15th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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