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

€102,129.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1506-1513
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value121/2 Stuivers = 25 Groot (0.625)
CurrencyGulden (1506-1713)
CompositionGold (.663) (gold .663, silver .271)
Weight1.65 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#170-5, Vanhoudt#201-BG, Delmonte G#514
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 letteringMO × AVR × A DHID × AVTRIE × DV × B
(Translation: Gold coinage of the Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy)
Reverse descriptionFloriate cross with fleur-de-lis at center, alternating crowns and fleur-de-lis in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering⚜ SIT × NOMEN × DOMINI × BENE × DIT
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1506-1513) lis - (fr) Atelier: Brugge -
Catalog ID1442101200
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