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Groat 'Lion' - Joanna and Wenceslas
| Issuer | Duchy of Brabant |
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| Year | 1357-1363 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A bold long cross pattée extends to the inner beaded circle, dividing the field into four quadrants. The arms of the cross are broad and flat-ended in the pattée style characteristic of 14th-century Brabantine gros coinage. An inner annular legend, rendered in uncial Gothic characters, surrounds the cross and is itself enclosed within a second outer legend, both separated by a beaded border. The double concentric inscription arrangement follows the standard format of the Brabant groot series under Joanna and Wenceslas. |
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| Obverse lettering | outer circle: + BNDICTV: SIT: NOME: DNI: NRI: IHV: XPI inner circle: xI-O`. DVCxLO-T. BR-AB'x (Translation: (Benedictum sit nomen domini nostri Jesus Christi) Blessed is the name of our lord Jesus Christ (IOANNA DUC LOTHARINGAE BRABANTIÆ) Johanna, duchess of Lorraine (Lotharingen) and Brabant) |
| Reverse description | The central field displays the heraldic lion of Brabant rampant to the left, rendered in the bold relief typical of hammered Gothic silver coinage, set within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding the lion is a decorative border of eleven stylised floral or rosette ornaments evenly spaced around the circumference, a distinctive feature of the Vilvoorde mint issues of this period. Beyond this ornamental ring, a peripheral legend in uncial Gothic characters names the mint of issue. The overall composition reflects the established iconographic tradition of the Brabant groot, with the lion serving as the primary dynastic emblem. |
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