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Sterling - John II Four lions type
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1294-1300 |
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| Value | 1 Sterling (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | The field is entirely occupied by a quartered shield bearing the combined arms of Brabant and Limburg, each quarter displaying a passant lion. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle, with the ducal heraldic lions rendered in a bold, stylized Gothic manner characteristic of late 13th-century Low Countries coinage. The circumferential legend, in uncial Latin, runs between the inner and outer beaded borders. The overall design fills the flan with little open field, reflecting the dense heraldic style of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | + I: DVX: BRABANTIЄ (Translation: John, Duke of Brabant) |
| Reverse description | A long cross pattée extends to the inner beaded circle, dividing the reverse legend into four segments. Each angle of the cross contains a group of three pellets arranged in a triangular formation, a typical decorative device on sterling-type coinage of this era. The legend, in uncial Latin characters, is distributed across the four quarters between the inner and outer beaded borders. The cross pattée is boldly struck and clearly defined, serving as the dominant compositional element of the reverse. |
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