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Groat - Adolph de la Marck Short cross
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1313-1344 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large displayed eagle with spread wings, rendered in a bold Gothic style characteristic of 14th-century Mosan coinage. The eagle stands over a heraldic shield at its base, the whole contained within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend in uncial Gothic characters reads the name and title of the issuing prince-bishop, Adolph de la Marck. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, consistent with hand-hammered silver production of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ ADVLPhVS ⸰ DEI⸰ ⸰GRA ⸰ LEOD ⸰ EPS` (Translation: Adolph, by God`s grace, Bishop of Liege) |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ BENEDICTVM ⋮ SIT ⋮ nOmE ⋮ DOmI ⋮ nRI ⋮ IHV ⋮ XPI ✠ MOnETA ⵓ LEODIEnSIS |
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