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Gold Lion - Philip the Good
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1454-1455 |
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| Weight | 4.25 g |
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| Obverse description | A heraldic lion rampant, facing left, is depicted seated within an ornate Gothic architectural canopy or niche, rendered in fine relief characteristic of Burgundian hammered coinage. The field is framed by the canopy's elaborate tracery, with foliate cresting visible at the top. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin reads continuously around the coin's inner border, naming Philip by his titles as Duke of Burgundy and Count of Holland and Zeeland. The overall design reflects the refined Gothic artistic style prevalent in the Low Countries during the mid-fifteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS × DEI × GRA × DVX × BVRG × COMES × HOL × Z (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Duke of Burgundy, Count of Holland and Zeeland) |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ SIT × NOMEN × DOMINI × BENEDICTVM × AMEN× (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord, amen.) |
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