2 Griffons - Philip the Handsome, Regency

€309,540.00
IssuerBrabant, Duchy of
Year1487
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Griffons (8)
CurrencyGroot (1183-1506)
CompositionSilver (.930) (decreased to 0.861 in 1488)
Weight3.6 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#68-1, Levinson#II-A94, Witte#558-560
Obverse descriptionTwo seated griffons, facing each other and holding up a briquet and a flint. Crown begins legend.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMO ARGT RO RG Z PhI ARDV AV BO (punctuation by annelets)
(Translation: Silver coinage of the King of the Romans and Philip, Archduke of Austria and Burgundy)
Reverse descriptionShield of Austria-Burgundy over a floriate cross
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSALW` FAC DNE PPLM` TVV`
Edge
MintAntwerp, Belgium (600-1814)
Mechelen, Belgium(1346-1585)
Mintage1487  - Antwerp -
1487  - Mechelen -
Catalog ID4482987220
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