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France, Metz. Civic coinage. Ca. 1406-1415. Silver gilt gros

1406-1415

Geneva Collections

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France, Metz. Civic coinage. Ca. 1406-1415. Silver gilt gros

1406-1415

Color

N/A

Condition

Good

Material

Silver

Place of production

Metz

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Description

France, Metz. Civic coinage. Ca. 1406-1415. AR gros (26.3 mm, 2.65 g). Very rare with period gold gilding, certainty used as a marriage token. Figure of St. Stephen kneeling left in prayer, manus Dei above; arms of Metz to either side / Long cross with stars in angles. Boudeau 1659; Flon p. 519, 2. Inv: 59985P24109

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Description

France, Metz. Civic coinage. Ca. 1406-1415. AR gros (26.3 mm, 2.65 g).
Very rare with period gold gilding, certainty used as a marriage token.

Figure of St. Stephen kneeling left in prayer, manus Dei above; arms of Metz to either side / Long cross with stars in angles.
Boudeau 1659; Flon p. 519, 2.

Inv: 59985P24109