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1 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Lucas Cranach
| Issuer | Aureus Magnus |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three nude female figures in high relief, adapted from Lucas Cranach the Elder's celebrated composition of the Three Graces, rendered with characteristic Renaissance elegance; the central figure faces forward wearing a feathered hat and a translucent drapery, flanked by two companions shown in three-quarter rear view. In the lower left field, Cranach's emblematic winged serpent device is depicted. To the right, the denomination indicator ARG. and the fineness mark 1000 appear alongside a Chi-Rho cross symbol. The Roman numeral I appears in the left field. The circular legend ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS EST arches along the upper periphery, and the date 1972 is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS EST I ARG. 1000 1972 |
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