1/2 Florin `Saint Philip` - Philip the Handsome

€1.00
IssuerNamur, County of
Year1500-1504
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Guilder = 25 Groats
CurrencyGroot (-1506)
CompositionGold (.663)
Weight1.62 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#116-7, Delmonte G#424
Obverse descriptionMid-length figure of St. Philip, nimbate, holding a cross in his right hand and open gospels in his left, below him a shield of Austria-Burgundy which intersects legend.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringSANTE + PHE + INTCD + PRO + NO
(Translation: Saint Philip, intercede for us)
Reverse descriptionShort floriate triple cross with briquet (fire starter) at center, and alternating briquets and crown in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringPHS + DEI + GRA + ARCHID + AVS + DVX B + C + n
(Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Count of Naumr)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1500-1504)  - -
Catalog ID2689686740
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