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Pieter d'Or - Johanna and Wenceslas
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1375-1380 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Saint Peter enthroned facing, nimbed and bearded, depicted in high Gothic style within a trefoil or multilobed architectural canopy. The saint holds a large key in his right hand and a book or tower attribute in his left, his drapery rendered in fine detail. Below the enthroned figure, a quartered heraldic shield displays the arms of Brabant and Limbourg, flanked by lions. The circular legend in uncial Latin script runs between two beaded borders, reading the names and titles of the joint rulers Johanna and Wenceslas, Duke and Duchess of Brabant. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ IOHANNA : ET : WENCESLAVS : DEI : GRA : DVX : BRABANTIE |
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Johanna and Wenceslas ruled Brabant jointly from 1355, an arrangement that reflected Johanna's hereditary claim to the duchy alongside her husband's Luxemburg dynastic prestige. The pieter d'or — named for its depiction of the apostle Peter — was part of a broader Flemish and Brabantine gold coinage tradition that developed in close competition with French royal issues. Wenceslas died in 1383, making pieces attributable to the later end of this emission among the last to carry both names.