Penning - William van Pont

Issuer	Bishopric of Utrecht
Year	1054-1076
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Currency	Groot (1024-1528)
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Obverse description	Facing bust of Bishop William van Pont rendered in a schematic Romanesque style, depicted wearing episcopal vestments adorned with pellets and decorative patterning. The figure holds a crozier in the right hand and raises the left hand in a gesture of benediction, with a cross pattée visible above the head. The bust is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the surrounding field populated by small crosses at the cardinal and diagonal points. The peripheral Latin legend reads VVILHELMVS EP, identifying the issuer as Bishop William, separated by a cross fleury as punctuation.
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Obverse lettering	✠ VVILHELMVS EP (Translation: Bishop William)
Reverse description	Central design featuring a stylized architectural motif representing the city or cathedral of Utrecht, composed of a horizontal bar with crenellated battlements above, from which rise tower-like elements, with a cross and additional architectural detail in the upper field. Below the bar, a vertical element flanked by pellets descends toward the base, evoking the facade of a Romanesque ecclesiastical structure. The design is enclosed within a beaded circle, with crosses disposed at intervals around the outer field. The divided Latin legend TRAIECTVM V ECT, distributed across the field, references the Latin name for Utrecht.
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