1/2 Guilder `Saint Philip Gulden` - Charles V

€102,128.00
IssuerBrabant, Duchy of
Year1507-1520
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Gulden
CurrencyGulden (1506-1713)
CompositionGold (.663)
Weight1.65 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#170-1/2, Vanhoudt#201-AN/MA, Delmonte G#95, Witte#630, Witte#632
Obverse descriptionSaint Philip, nimbate and standing, holding cross in right hand and bible in left hand, crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy-Brabant before him. Legend ends with mintmark.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering× S ⁑ PhE ⁑ INTERCEDE× × PRO ⁑ NOBIS
(Translation: Saint Philip intercede for us)
Reverse descriptionFloriate cross with lion in quatrefoil in center, and alternating crowns and fleur-de-lis in the angles, within beaded inner circle.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering✤ mO` ⁑ AV ⁑ ARChIDVCV AVST` ⁑ DVCV ⁑ BG` ⁑ B ⁑
(Translation: Gold coinage of the Archduchy of Austria, Duchy of Burgundy, Brabant)
Edge
MintHand
Antwerp, Belgium (600-1814)
MintageND (1507-1520)  - -
Catalog ID3211085880
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