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1/3 Gold Lion - Philip the Good
Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
Year | 1454-1455 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | ⅓ Gold Lion = 20 Groats |
Currency | Gros (1071-1506) |
Composition | Gold (.958) |
Weight | 1.4 g |
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Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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Reference(s) | GH#5-3, Delmonte G#305, Fr#170 |
Obverse description | Seated lion facing left, inside a polylobe. |
Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
Obverse lettering | é PhS ×
DEI × GRA × DVX × BVRG ×CO × HANOIE (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Duke of Burgundy, Count of Hainaut) |
Reverse description | Shield of Burgundy inside a polylobe |
Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
Reverse lettering | ✠ SIT ×
NOMEN × DOMINI × BENEDICTVM (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord) |
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Mint | |
Mintage | ND
(1454-1455) - -
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Catalog ID | 9555964940 |
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