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Gold Chaise - Charles IV Antwerp mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1355-1378 |
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| Weight | 4.46 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal enthroned effigy of Emperor Charles IV seated on a Gothic throne, holding a drawn sword upright in his right hand while his left hand rests upon an imperial shield emblazoned with the double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor is depicted in imperial regalia with crown, the throne rendered in detailed Gothic architectural style. The surrounding legend in uncial script reads KAROLLVS DEI GRA ROMANORVM IMP. The overall composition reflects the majestic Gothic artistic conventions characteristic of mid-fourteenth-century imperial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | An ornate floriated cross centered within a quadrilobe frame, with Gothic trefoil or floret motifs filling each of the four angles formed between the arms of the cross and the inner cusps of the quadrilobe. The design is executed in the refined Gothic style typical of high-quality imperial hammered gold coinage of the fourteenth century. The surrounding legend in uncial script invokes the Christus vincit acclamation. The overall composition is symmetrical and finely engraved, consistent with the chaise d'or type derived from French royal prototypes. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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