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2 Mites - Philip the Good
| Issuer | Flanders, County of |
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| Year | 1419-1467 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays two large Gothic letters 'F' and 'L' (for Flandria) arranged prominently within a beaded inner circle. The monogram is rendered in bold Gothic style characteristic of Burgundian Low Countries coinage. A circular legend surrounds the inner beaded border, reading the ruler's abbreviated titles. The overall design is simple and flat in relief, typical of hammered copper small denomination coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS D B COM FLAN FL |
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Philip the Good's copper mites were struck throughout his remarkably long reign as Count of Flanders, during which he consolidated Burgundian control over the Low Countries and built one of the wealthiest courts in Europe. The mite itself was the lowest denomination in circulation — a coin so small in value that two were needed to make a single denier, yet essential for daily market transactions in the cloth towns of Ghent and Bruges.
DePas numbers 8 and 10 represent distinct die varieties within this type, a product of the multiple mint operations Philip maintained across his territories.