¼ Gros - Philippe I the Handsome

Features

Issuer Luxembourg
Duke Philip II the Handsome (1482-1506)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1502
Value ¼ Gros
Currency Duchy - Florin (1353-1713)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.7 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
80783
References L# 220-1,
Romain Probst; 1998. Prifix : catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 1998). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg.
Weiller# 211,
Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
BV# 222,
Édouard Bernays, Jules Vannérus; 1910. Histoire monétaire du comté puis du duché de Luxembourg et de ses fiefs : abbaye d'Echternach, comté de Chiny, seigneuies de Moiry, de Schönecken et de Saint-Vith, comté de Salm en Ardenne, seigneurie d'Orchimont, terre franche de Cugnon. Académie royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.
Vanhoudt# 166
Hugo Vanhoudt; 2015. De munten van de Bourgondische, Spaanse en Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en van de Franse en Hollandse periode 1434-1830. Vanhoudt, Heverlee, Netherlands.

Obverse

Uncrowned shield, quartered, with at the first quarter the coat of arms of Austria, at the second that of moderne Burgundy, at the third that of old Burgundy and at the fourth that of Brabant, in the center that of Flanders. Legend between two pearled circles, starting at 12 o'clock with a crown.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: PhS'⦂ DVX⦂ LVXEMBVRGIS

Lettering (regular font): PHS'⦂ DVX⦂ LVXEMBVRGIS

Translation: Philippe the Handsome, Duke of Luxembourg

Reverse

Luxemburgish shield with a rampant lion with forked tail on the left, on a field of gravel, placed on a small patted cross. Legend and mint year between two pearled circles.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: MONETA⦂ NOVA⦂ A'NO⦂ 150Z⦂

Lettering (regular font): MONETA⦂ NOVA⦂ A'NO⦂ 150Z⦂

Translation: New currency, mint year

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (1026-1795)

Comments

Like all the coins issued under Philippe le Beau, this quarter gros was struck in the Luxembourg City mint. Very rare piece.

No known legend or punctuation variants. However a smaller coin exists. The approximate diameter is 15 mm for a weight of about 0.6 g.

ERRATA:
• The Bernays & Vannerus reference was used for this sheet but it is incorrect and was corrected by Van Gelder and Hoc in 1960.
• Probst wrongly describes the shield as being Luxemburgish. Until proven otherwise, this shield seems still to be of Flanders.
• Bernays & Vannerus note a weight of 1.05 g. This value seems exaggerated, the maximum weight measured by Weiller was 0.78 g. (minimum weight: 0.5 g.)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1502  118 159

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