Obol - Ermesinde

Issuer	County of Luxembourg (under Ermesinde)
Year	1239-1247
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Reference(s)	L#4-1, Weiller#4, BV#4

Obverse description	Central field depicts a crowned standing figure, likely a countess or regal personage, shown facing front in a hieratic posture with arms extended, holding what appears to be a sceptre or floral emblem in the right hand. The figure is rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner typical of 13th-century Low Countries hammered coinage. A circular legend surrounds the central device, reading LVSEN BOR, an abbreviated form of LUXEMBOURG. The legend is set within a beaded or dotted border running along the coin's periphery.
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Reverse description	Central field features a triangular ornamented design, likely a triquetra or heraldic triangle enclosing a lion or eagle device, consistent with the armorial bearings of the County of Luxembourg. The interior of the triangle displays intricate linear engraving in the Romanesque tradition. The abbreviated legend HA N RI, referencing Henri (a former Count of Luxembourg), is distributed around the triangular motif within the field. The entire design is encircled by a beaded border. The overall style reflects the crude but characteristic workmanship of mid-13th-century hammered billon coinage from the Meuse-Rhine region.
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