Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Mite - Joan of Merwede
| Issuer | Gerdingen and Stein, Lordships of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1449-1467 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a Burgundian-style quartered heraldic shield, rendered in relief within a plain inner circle. The shield displays the complex armorial bearings associated with the lordship, with visible divisions and charges typical of mid-15th-century Low Countries heraldic coinage. A double beaded circle frames the central device, with the Latin legend distributed around the periphery between the inner and outer borders. The overall style is characteristic of hammered coinage of the Burgundian sphere, with irregular flan surfaces and bold, if somewhat crude, die-engraving. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A prominent long cross pattée extends to the edges of the inner circle, dividing the field into four equal quarters, each left plain. An inner beaded or linear circle intersects the arms of the cross, creating a characteristic double-circle arrangement typical of Burgundian-influenced mites of the period. The circumferential Latin legend is distributed between the inner and outer border, interrupted by the cross arms. The die work is bold but somewhat irregular, consistent with hand-hammered production circa 1460. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |