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2 Sterlings - Margaret II of Constantinople

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Issuer County of Flanders (Belgian States)
Countess Margaret II of Constantinople (1244-1280)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1269
Value 2 Sterlings (⅔)
Currency Groot (864-1506)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.6 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
303741
References Vanhoudt Ned.# G 2529
Hugo Vanhoudt. De munten van de Bourgondische, Spaanse en Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en van de Franse en Hollandse periode. Vanhoudt, Heverlee, Belgium (2 volumes).

Obverse

Two-headed eagle in quadrilobe

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: + FLANDRIe AC HAYnOnIe

Lettering (regular font): + FLANDRIE AC HAYNONIE

Unabridged legend: Flandriae Ac Hainonia

Translation: Flanders and Hainaut

Reverse

Long triple cross with key-like tips that intersect the legend. Letters A L O S in angles

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: MARGA ReTA COmI TISSA

Lettering (regular font): MARGA RETA COMI TISSA

Unabridged legend: Margareta Comitissa

Translation: Margareta, Countess

Mint

Aalst, Belgium (1180-1334)

Comments

Gaillard #145, 147

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