2 Griffons - Philip the Handsome, Regency

€313,553.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1487-1488
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Griffons (8)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionSilver (.893)
Weight3.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Vanhoudt#87 BG
Obverse descriptionTwo sitting griffons facing each other, holding a firesteel and a flint between them. Legend starts with a crown or a cross, and punctuated by trefoils.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringMO ⁕ ARGETEA ⁕ RO ⁕ REG ⁕ ET ⁕ PHS ⁕ AR ⁕ AV
(Translation: Silver coinage of the King of the Romans and Philip, Archduke of Austria)
Reverse descriptionShield of Austria-Burgundy over a short floriate cross. Legend starts with crown or cross, and punctuated by trefoils.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringSALVVM ⁕ FAC ⁕ DOMInE ⁕ POPVLVm ⁕ TVVm
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1487-1488)  - -
Catalog ID3366461240
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