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1/3 Gros - Charles IV
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1348-1358 |
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| Weight | 0.86 g |
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| Obverse description | A displayed eagle with head turned sinister occupies the central field, rendered in the Gothic heraldic style characteristic of mid-14th-century Luxembourg coinage. The Luxembourgish lion coat of arms appears at the base of the eagle's body. The central device is enclosed within two concentric pearled circles, between which runs the peripheral legend in Latin uncial script. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Charles IV issued this fractional gros from Luxembourg during the decade he was simultaneously Holy Roman Emperor, a fact that gave even minor Luxembourgish denominations outsized political weight in regional trade. The 1340s and 1350s saw Charles aggressively consolidating Bohemian and imperial finances, and his Luxembourg coinage reflects a deliberate alignment with the heavier Flemish and French gros traditions circulating across the Low Countries.
Weiller 115 is among the scarcer attributions in the series. At under a gram, survivors in collectible condition are genuinely uncommon.