1/2 Guilder - Philip the Handsome Third type

€344,199.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1499-1503
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Florin (Guilder)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionGold
Weight1.59 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Delmonte G#511, Fr#202
Obverse descriptionFull-length figure of St. Philip, holding long cross. Burgundian arms below.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringS ⋆ PHE ⋆ ITCEDE ⋆ PRO ⋆ NOBIS
(Translation: Saint Philip intercede for us.)
Reverse descriptionFloriate cross with lily in center, and alternating crowns and lilies in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringPHS ⋆ DEI ⋆ GRA ⋆ ARC ⋆ AVS ⋆ DV ⋆ B ⋆ C ⋆ F
(Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1499-1503)  - -
Catalog ID2727989810
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