Groat - Joanna and Wenceslas

€312,165.00
IssuerBrabant, Duchy of
Year1382
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groschen (Groot)
CurrencyGroot (1183-1506)
CompositionBillon (.480 silver)
Weight2.6 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Witte#405
Obverse descriptionRampant lion left with legend around it, surrounded by a border of twelve circles, of which eleven contain a leaf, and the one at 12:00 contains a lion
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering+MOnETA BRABA`
(Translation: Coinage of Brabant)
Reverse descriptionCross pattee intersecting only interior legend
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering(Interior): I ODV CxLO T.BR ABx (x = punctuation by saltires) (Exterior): +WEnCESL:DEI:GRA:LVCEnB`:BRAB`:DVX (punctuation by triple dots)
(Translation: Johanna, Duchess of Lothier and Brabant Wenceslas, by God`s grace Duke of Luxembourg and Brabant)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1382)  - -
Catalog ID4782791340
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