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Rider 'Franc a Cheval' - Arnold of Oreye
| Issuer | Lordship of Rummen |
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| Year | 1361-1370 |
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| Weight | 3.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Equestrian effigy of Lord Arnold of Oreye advancing left at full gallop, the armored figure clad in helmet and full plate armor, with sword raised aloft in the right hand. The horse is depicted in vigorous motion with flowing mane, rendered in the Gothic hammered style characteristic of mid-14th-century Low Countries coinage. The legend surrounds the central equestrian device within the coin's field, invoking the patronage of Saint John the Evangelist and the lordship of Rummen. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOhAnnES : EVANG : ETERnOL` : DnS : RVMmen (Translation: John the Evangelist, eternal lord of Rummen) |
| Reverse description | A floriated triple cross set within a decorated quadrilobe, the arms of the cross terminating in ornate trefoil finials. A central rosette occupies the crossing point, while trefoil motifs fill the exterior angles between the lobes of the quadrilobe frame. The overall design is characteristic of the Gothic decorative vocabulary common to Low Countries gold coinage of the mid-14th century. The surrounding legend, divided by rosette stops, carries the traditional Christus vincit acclamation in Latin. |
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