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Groschen Sterling - Edward of Woodstock
| Issuer | Duchy of Aquitaine |
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| Year | 1362-1372 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Armored half-length bust of Edward of Woodstock (the Black Prince) facing left, wearing a crown with fleurs-de-lis and depicted in plate armor with a sword held upright before him. The prince is shown bearded, with flowing hair visible beneath the crown, rendered in a bold Gothic style characteristic of mid-14th-century Aquitainian coinage. The figure is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential legend running in Gothic uncial lettering between the inner and outer beaded borders. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattée divides the reverse field into four quarters, each containing three pellets arranged in a triangular grouping, recalling the design vocabulary of contemporary English sterling coinage. An inner beaded circle intersects the arms of the cross, with a concave quadrilobe or annular panel bearing the inner legend in Gothic uncial script. The outer legend, separated by a beaded border, carries the devotional Gloria in Excelsis inscription. The overall composition follows the standard gros tournois-derived format adapted for Plantagenet Gascon issues. |
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