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Gold Ecu - Francis Phoebus
| Issuer | Béarn, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1479-1483 |
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| Weight | 3.34 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the heraldic shield of Béarn, divided per fess, with two bovine figures passant in the upper half and a single bovine passant in the lower half, all rendered in high relief in the hammered Gothic style characteristic of late 15th-century feudal coinage. The shield is enclosed within a raised inner circle, beyond which the circumferential legend is struck in Gothic lettering separated by pellets and fleurs. The irregular flan exhibits the typical characteristics of hand-struck medieval gold coinage, with slightly uneven surfaces in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | + FRANCISCVS FEBVS D G DOMINVS BEAR (Translation: Francis Phoebus, by God`s grace, lord of Bearn.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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