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2 Groot - Philip of Burgundy
| Issuer | Bishopric of Utrecht (Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1517-1524 |
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| Value | 2 Groot |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ mONETA ⋆ NOVA ⋆ PhLI ⋆ EPI' ⋆ TRAIECTEn' |
| Reverse description | A floriated voided cross occupies the full field, its arms terminating in decorative foliate endings and intersecting a quadrilobe border. At the center of the cross is a small diamond-shaped escutcheon bearing the arms of the Bishopric of Utrecht. The design is framed by a beaded inner circle, beyond which the Latin legend in uncial script runs continuously around the periphery, punctuated by stars or stops. The overall composition is typical of late medieval ecclesiastical hammered coinage of the Low Countries. |
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Philip of Burgundy was appointed Bishop of Utrecht in 1517 under heavy pressure from his uncle, Emperor Maximilian I — he was a naval commander with no clerical vocation, and his tenure was marked by constant conflict with the chapter and the city. The bishopric's mint rights during his rule were exercised aggressively, partly to fund ongoing territorial disputes with Guelders.
He died in 1524 before receiving full episcopal consecration, a canonical irregularity that has occasionally complicated attribution of issues across his minting period.