Gros - Philip II the Handsome

€1.00
IssuerLuxembourg
Year1502-1503
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Gros (1⁄40)
CurrencyFlorin (1353-1713)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.45 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) L#217, Weiller#208, BV#219, Vanhoudt#164
Obverse descriptionAn eagle of the Empire spread out, haloed, posed of three quarters, holding the quartered shield of Austria, modern Burgundy with the compony border, old Burgundy and Brabant, with a shield of Flanders placed in the heart. Legend beginning with a crown, between two pearled circles.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringPhS`⦂ ARChIDVCIS⦂ AVSTRIE⦂ DVX⦂ LVX`
(Translation: Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria and Duke of Luxembourg)
Reverse descriptionLuxemburgish shield with a rampant lion to the left on a field burel laid on a small cross with indented ends. Between the extremities are four triangular ornaments, contiguous to the inner girdle. Legend between two pearled circles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering⦂MONETA⦂ LVXEMBVRGIS⦂ ANNO⦂ 150Z⦂
(Translation: Currency of the Duchy of Luxembourg, mint year)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1502  - L#217-1 - 34 945
1503  - L#217-2 - 46 036
Catalog ID9052053630
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