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

€351,677.00
IssuerBrabant, Duchy of
Year1500-1506
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Florin (Guilder) (20)
CurrencyGroot (1183-1506)
CompositionGold (.663)
Weight1.64 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#116-1, Fr#48, Vanhoudt#148-AN, Delmonte G#87, Witte#600, Witte#601
Obverse descriptionMid-length figure of St. Phillip, holding gospels in his left hand and cross in his right, leaning on a shield of Austria-Burgundy-Brabant
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringS` Ph`E InTCED+ + PRO nOBIS +
(Translation: Saint Phillip, intercede for us)
Reverse descriptionFloriate double cross with alternating crowns and fleur-de-lis in the angles
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering✤ Ph`S + DEI + GRA + ARCHID + AVS+ DVX + BG`+ B` + Z
(Translation: Phillip, by the grace of God Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant etc.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1500-1506)  - -
Catalog ID8323520320
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