Catalog
Gros - Wenceslaus II
| Issuer | Duchy of Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1383-1388 |
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| Diameter | 29.7 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse lettering | +MONETA: NOVA LVCENBVRGE` (Translation: New currency of Luxembourg) |
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Wenceslaus II ruled Luxembourg as a client duke under the shadow of his cousin, Emperor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, whose own reign was marked by chronic instability and eventual deposition. This gros was struck during a period when Luxembourg's monetary output was shaped as much by dynastic obligation as local economic need — the duchy functioned largely as a pawn in Bohemian and imperial politics throughout the 1380s.
The Weiller and Boudeau references place this type among the better-documented Luxembourg medieval silver, though die variety documentation remains incomplete compared to contemporary Flemish or French issues.