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1/2 Groat - Philip the Handsome
Issuer | Flanders, County of |
Year | 1493 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/2 Groschen (Groot) |
Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
Composition | Billon |
Weight | 0.85 g |
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Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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Reference(s) | GH#101-5b |
Obverse description | Arms of Austria-Burgundy filling field. Legend begins with lion, and punctuated by trefoils. |
Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
Obverse lettering | PHS *
ARCHID * AVST * BG * CO * FLA (Translation: Philip, Archduke of Austria Burgundy, Count of Flanders) |
Reverse description | Long cross pattée dividing legend, with fleur-de-lis at center; in angles, alternating lions and fleur-de-lis. Legend punctuated by trefoils. |
Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
Reverse lettering | MONETA
NOVA CO FLAND (Translation: New coinage of the County of Flanders) |
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Mint | |
Mintage | ND (1493) - -
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Catalog ID | 8746274380 |
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