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Vryman - Arnold of Hornes
| Issuer | Liege, Prince-bishopric of |
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| Year | 1378-1389 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of the prince-bishop Arnold of Hornes, vested in liturgical robes with mitre, depicted armored and holding an upright sword in his right hand and a quartered shield of the arms of Hornes in his left. The figure stands within the coin's inner field, rendered in the Gothic style typical of late 14th-century Liégeois coinage. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding legend. The lettering is executed in Gothic uncial characters and reads: ✠ ARnOLDVS : DEI GRA : EPS : LEODIEnS. |
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| Reverse description | A prominent floriated cross with a voided quatrefoil center occupies the entire reverse field, its four arms elaborately decorated with fleurs-de-lis and foliate terminals that extend nearly to the inner beaded circle. Each quadrant formed by the cross arms is filled with rich foliate scrollwork and trefoil motifs, characteristic of the ornate Gothic decorative vocabulary of the period. A beaded inner circle borders the design, beyond which the circumferential legend in Gothic uncial characters reads: ✠ MOnETA ⋆ nOVA ⋆ GROSSI ⋆ SAnCTI ⋆ PETRI. The overall composition is symmetrical and finely struck for a hammered issue, reflecting the accomplished die-cutting of the Liège mint workshop. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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