Groat - Philip the Handsome, Regency

€182,223.00
IssuerBrabant, Duchy of
Year1489-1492
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groschen (Groot)
CurrencyGroot (1183-1506)
CompositionBillon (.400 silver)
Weight1.64 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Witte#579, Levinson#II-113, GH#85-1a
Obverse descriptionTen-fold arms of Austria-Burgundy-Brabant-Limburg filling field
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering(crown) Ph`I ARChIDVC AVSTRIE BVR` BR (hand)
(Translation: Philip, Archduke of Austria, Burgundy and Brabant)
Reverse descriptionFloriate cross within circle, alternate lions and crowns in the angles, and the mint mark A in a diamond in the center of the cross
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering(eagle) MAXIMILIAn REX ROMAnO PAT 1489
(Translation: Maximilian, King of the Romans, Father)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1489  - G.H. 85-1a, Lev. II-113, Witte 579, 580 -
1490  - G.H. 85-1a; Lev. II-126, Witte 579, 580 -
ND (1490-1492)  - G.H.85-1b; Witte 579, 580 -
Catalog ID1925949320
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