Gulden `Saint Philip` - Philip the Handsome

€321,198.00
IssuerHolland, County of
Year1496-1499
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueFlorin (Gulden)
CurrencyGroot (-1506)
CompositionGold
Weight3.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#108-6, Delmonte G#754
Obverse descriptionFull-length figure of Saint Philip, nimbate and forward facing, holding a cross-tipped staff in his right hand, and the gospels in his left
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringS`✶ Ph`S ✶ InTERCEDE ✶PRO ✶ NOBIS ✶
(Translation: Saint Philip, intercede for us)
Reverse descriptionFloriate cross with a small lion shield at its center. Shields of Burgundy-Holland -Burgundy-Austria in angles, legend begins with crown.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringPh`S ✶DEI ✶ GRA`✶ ARChID`✶ AVST ✶ DVX ✶ B` ✶ C`✶ h`
(Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Holland)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1496-1499)  - -
Catalog ID3357279510
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