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2 Mites - Reinald II van Valkenburg
| Issuer | Lordship of Born |
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| Year | 1378-1396 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a stylized heraldic device — a crowned or helmeted form above a horizontal bar, with a crescent or arch motif below, all enclosed within an inner circle. The design is executed in low relief in the typical crude hammered style of late 14th-century Lotharingian petty coinage. A legend in uncial Latin characters runs around the periphery, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The overall composition is characteristic of small lordship coinage from the Maas region, with bold but roughly struck lettering. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a plain long cross with flared or slightly footed terminals, dividing the inner circle into four quarters, consistent with standard Low Countries mite reverse types of the late medieval period. The cross is enclosed within a plain inner circle, with the surrounding legend in uncial Latin script running along the outer periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. The strike is characteristically uneven, with portions of the legend weak or off-flan due to the hammered production technique. The overall style reflects the modest artistic conventions of minor lordship coinage from the Limburgish-Maas region. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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