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Franc on horse - Peter IV
| Issuer | Cambrai, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1360-1368 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Armored knight on horseback advancing to the left, holding a raised sword in the right hand and a shield bearing heraldic devices in the left. The horse is depicted in full stride with elaborate trappings. The effigy fills the field in the Gothic equestrian tradition characteristic of 14th-century French-influenced coinage. A continuous Latin legend surrounds the design, invoking the names of the four Evangelists as a devotional border inscription. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An elaborate floriated cross with trefoil terminals at each arm, set within a quadrilobe frame composed of four lobed arches, each lobe filled with additional Gothic floral ornament. The composition is deeply struck and highly decorative, reflecting the refined Gothic artistic style of the mid-14th century. A circular Latin legend running along the outer border identifies the issuing authority, naming Peter by the grace of God count and bishop of Cambrai. |
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