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4 Pence - Lord Baltimore "Groat, small bust"
| Issuer | Maryland |
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| Year | 1659 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Small draped bust of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, facing left, with flowing hair, occupying the central field. The portrait is rendered in a modest, somewhat crude hammered style characteristic of mid-17th-century colonial coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, interrupted at the top by a small cross pattée. The legend reads CÆCILVS DNS TERRÆ MARIÆ &C, identifying the proprietor as Lord of Terra Mariae. |
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| Obverse lettering | CÆCILVS:DNS:TERRÆ-MARIÆ:&C• |
| Reverse description | The Calvert family coat of arms displayed on a small shield at center, comprising the characteristic quarterly design of alternating paly and bendy lozengy fields, surmounted by a baronial crown. The shield is set within a circular Latin legend reading CRESCITE ET MVLTIPLICAMINI, a biblical motto meaning 'Be fruitful and multiply.' The Roman numeral IV, denoting the denomination of four pence, appears flanking the shield in the field to either side. The reverse exhibits a milled or toothed border around the coin's periphery. |
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