Florin Piedfort? - Philip the Handsome
Features
| Issuer |
Burgundian Netherlands
(County of Flanders, Belgian States)
 |
|---|---|
| Duke |
Philip (1482-1506)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1499-1503 |
| Value | 1 Florin (Guilder) |
| Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.47 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 400434 |
| References | Gelder Hoc# 115-5 var Hendrik Enno van Gelder, Marcel René Benoît Ghislain Hoc; 1960. Les Monnaies des Pays-Bas bourguignons et espagnols 1434-1713: Répertoire général. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
Obverse
Full-length figure of St. Philip, holding long cross. Austria-Burgundy arms below.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: S ⋆ PhE ⋆ ITCEDE ⋆ PRO ⋆ NOBIS
Lettering (regular font): S ⋆ PHE ⋆ ITCEDE ⋆ PRO ⋆ NOBIS
Unabridged legend: Sancte Philippe Intercede Pro Nobis
Translation: Saint Philip intercede for us.
Reverse
Floriate cross with lily in center, and alternating crowns and lilies in the angles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: PhS ⋆ DEI ⋆ GRA ⋆ ARChID ⋆ AVST ⋆ DV ⋆ BG ⋆ CO ⋆ F
Lettering (regular font): PHS ⋆ DEI ⋆ GRA ⋆ ARCHID ⋆ AVST ⋆ DV ⋆ BG ⋆ CO ⋆ F
Unabridged legend: Philippus Dei Gratia Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Comes Flandriae
Translation: Philip, by God's grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders
Mint
| ⚜ | Bruges, Belgium (864-1754) |
Comments
Assuming the weight of this coin is correct, it appears to be both unique and unattributed. BNF calls it a toison d'or which matches the weight of that type (see first link), but this is unlikely correct because the golden fleece is not represented anywhere on this coin.
Instead, the design matches that of the Florin with Saint Phillip of the 8th emission (1499-1503 second link), though the obverse legend is constructed slightly differently, with the S of S PhS contiguous, rather than to the left of the saint's head.
IF the alloy used for this coin were the higher purity of the toison d'or (0.992 compared to the 0.663 of the florin), the gold content of this coin would be double that of the normal florin, making it a sort of piedfort of double gold content. The coins were being struck in the same years at the Bruges mint, though they are of different size (diameter).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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