Gulden `Philippusgoudgulden` - Philip the Handsome Long cross

€414,116.00
IssuerHolland, County of
Year1499-1506
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueFlorin (Gulden)
CurrencyGroot (-1506)
CompositionGold (.663)
Weight3.26 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Delmonte G#756, GH#115-6a
Obverse descriptionHalf-length figure of Saint Philip, nimbate and holding long cross in his right hand which intersects inner circle and legend, and book in his left. Below him, a crowned shield of Austria-Burgundy which intersects the legend.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringS PhILIPE INTER CEDE PRO n
(Translation: Saint Philip, intercede for us.)
Reverse descriptionShort, floriate cross with a rosette in the center, and alternating fleur-de-lis and crowns in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringPh`S DEI GRA ARCID AVS BG CO hOLL`
(Translation: Philip, by God`a grace Archduke of Burgundy, Count of Holland.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1499-1506)  - -
Catalog ID8237668300
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