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Groschen
| Issuer | Laufenburg, City of |
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| Year | 1505 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the rampant lion of the Laufenburg civic coat of arms, set within a hexafoil frame. An inner beaded ring encircles the hexafoil, separating the central device from the surrounding legend. The legend, rendered in uncial Latin characters, runs clockwise and incorporates ornamental rose-form stops in place of conventional dots, reflecting the refined decorative sensibility of early sixteenth-century Swiss municipal coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A large plain cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, its arms extending to the coin's edge and serving simultaneously as a structural and devotional motif. The surrounding legend is arranged in two concentric tiers, separated by pearled or beaded circular borders that articulate the text zones with precision. The inscription, in uncial Latin, presents a biblical citation from Matthew 11:11 in abbreviated form, affirming St. John the Baptist as the greatest among those born of women, a dedication consistent with Laufenburg's patron saint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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