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Groat - Ferdinand II
| Issuer | Catalonia, Principality of |
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| Year | 1479-1516 |
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| Value | 1 Groat (3⁄40) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ferdinand II facing left, wearing an elaborate crown with fleurs-de-lis finials, the hair rendered in fine parallel lines falling to the shoulder. The effigy is contained within an inner beaded circle, with the royal legend disposed around the periphery between two concentric beaded borders. The portrait displays the characteristic late-Gothic style of Catalan coinage, with bold relief typical of hammered silver issues. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross extending to the inner beaded circle divides the field into four quarters, with an annulet placed in the first and fourth angles and a group of three bezants (pellets) in the second and third angles. The Latin legend is disposed around the periphery between two concentric beaded borders. The overall design follows the standard Gothic cross-and-pellet typology characteristic of Barcelona municipal coinage of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. |
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| Mintage | ND (1479-1516) |
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