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Pieter d'or (also called Gouden Peter or Piètre d'or), minted under the reign of Jeanne and Wenceslas, dukes of Brabant (1355-1383), struck around 1375–1381, mainly at the Leuven workshop.
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Avers: Bust of Saint Peter facing forward, nimbate, holding the key in the right hand and the book in the left. Below is the shield quartered with the arms of Brabant, Limburg and Luxembourg. Legend: + WECELAVS° ET° IOHANA° DEI° GRA° DVCS° BRAB (Wenceslas and Jeanne, by the grace of God, dukes of Brabant).

Revers: Fleur-de-lys cross, hollowed at the heart, adorned with a five-petaled rose at the center, all within a quadrilobe. Legend: + XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT.

Official weight: Exactly 4.11 g of pure gold

This coin is in an exceptional state of preservation (SUP / Superb): the reliefs, the head of Saint Peter, and the shield are perfectly sharp and well struck. See photos.

Pieter d'or (aussi appelé Gouden Peter ou Piètre d'or), émis sous le règne de Jeanne et Wenceslas, ducs de Brabant (1355-1383) frappé vers 1375–1381, principalement à l'atelier de Louvain.
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Avers : Buste de Saint Pierre nimbé de face, tenant la clé de la main droite et le livre de la main gauche. Au-dessous se trouve l'écu écartelé aux armes de Brabant, Limbourg et Luxembourg. Légende : + WECELAVS° ET° IOHANA° DEI° GRA° DVCS° BRAB (Wenceslas et Jeanne, par la grâce de Dieu, ducs de Brabant).

Revers : Croix fleuronnée, évidée au cœur, ornée d'une rose à 5 pétales au centre, le tout dans un quadrilobe. Légende : + XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT.

Poids officiel : Exactement 4,11 gr d'or pur

Cette pièce est dans un état de conservation exceptionnel (SUP / Superbe) : les reliefs, la tête de Saint Pierre et l'écu sont parfaitement nets et bien venus à la frappe. Voir photos.



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Low Countries, Brabant. Johanna and Wenceslas I van Luxembourg. Pieter d'or 1355-1383

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Pieter d'or gold coin, circa 1375–1381, minted in Brabant under Johanna and Wenceslas I, weighing 4.11 g of gold with obverse Saint Peter bust and the Brabant–Limbourg–Luxembourg shield and a reverse floral cross within a quadrilobe.

Low Countries, Brabant. Johanna and Wenceslas I van Luxembourg. Pieter d'or 1355-1383

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Pieter d'or gold coin, circa 1375–1381, minted in Brabant under Johanna and Wenceslas I, weighing 4.11 g of gold with obverse Saint Peter bust and the Brabant–Limbourg–Luxembourg shield and a reverse floral cross within a quadrilobe.

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