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Gold Écu - Philip of Saint Pol
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1429-1431 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing enthroned figure of Duke Philip of Saint Pol, crowned and robed, holding an upright sword in his raised right hand while his left hand rests upon a shield bearing the ducal arms of Brabant, set within an elaborate Gothic architectural canopy with flanking turrets. The duke is depicted in a highly stylised frontal posture characteristic of late medieval Netherlandish hammered gold coinage. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding peripheral legend. The circumferential Latin legend, interrupted by pellets and mullets, identifies the issuer as Philip, Duke of Brabant and Limburg. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ PHS ⁑ DVX ⁑ BRAB * * ANT * * IE ⁑ Z ⁑ LIMBVRG (Translation: Philip, Duke of Brabant and Limburg) |
| Reverse description | A boldly executed floriated cross centered within a quadrilobe frame, its four arms terminating in elaborate trefoil or fleur-de-lis finials, creating a richly ornamental effect typical of late medieval Brabantine gold coinage. The spandrels between the arms of the cross and the interior of the quadrilobe are filled with small clover-leaf or floret motifs, enhancing the overall decorative density of the design. The quadrilobe itself is set against a plain recessed field, with the lobes defined by cusped arches. A beaded inner border encircles the central composition and separates it from the circumferential Latin legend, which carries the Christus vincit formula in abbreviated gothic lettering punctuated by pellet separators. |
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