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10 Florins - Gábor Bethlen
| Issuer | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1616 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bearded bust of Gabriel Bethlen facing left, wearing an elaborate plumed Hungarian crown with jewelled band and a richly draped mantle. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the Renaissance tradition, with fine detail on the facial features and costume. A beaded inner border frames the design. The circumferential Latin legend reads GAB BETLEN D G P TRAN PART REG HVN DO ET SI CO, identifying the prince by his full titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | GAB BETLEN D G P TRAN PART REG HVN DO ET SI CO (Translation: Gabriel Bethlen Dei gratia princeps Transilvania, Partium regni Hungariae dominus et Siculorum comes) |
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| Reverse lettering | DNS ILLVM MEA ET SALVS MEA QVEM TIMEBO (Translation: Dominus illuminatio mea, et salus mea, quem timebo? The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? (Psalm 26:1)) |
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