Florin `Saint Philip`- Philip the Handsome 1st type

€309,632.00
IssuerBrabant, Duchy of
Year1496-1500
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Florin (Guilder) (40)
CurrencyGroot (1183-1506)
CompositionGold (.667)
Weight3.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#108-1, Witte#595, Delmonte G#82
Obverse descriptionFull-length figure of Saint Philip, nimbate and forward facing, holding a cross-tipped staff in his right hand, and the gospels in his left. Legend ends with mint mark (hand)
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering*S*Ph`E*InTERCEDE *PRO*NOBIS *
(Translation: Saint Philip, intercede for us)
Reverse descriptionFloriate doubple cross with a small lion shield of Brabant at its center. Shields of Burgundy-Brabant-Burgundy-Austria in the angles. Legend begins with crown.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringPh`S*DEI*GRA*ARChID*AVSTE*DVX*BG*B
(Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1496-1500)  - - 42 756
Catalog ID4457441870
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