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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terry Nield, post: 5243791, member: 116719&quot;]Jobst of Moravia (1388-1411). Luxembourg. Groschen (Gans).</p><p>First issue: (c.1388-1397)</p><p>Obv: +IODOC&#039;.mɅRCh.&#039;Z<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />NS&#039;.MORɅVIE</p><p>REV: Outer circle:SIT:NOM/eNDnI&#039;./IhV&#039;.XPI./BNDICT&#039;./</p><p>Inner circle: mOn/ETA./LUC/eNB&#039;/</p><p>Weiller.157; BV.168; Probst.L.166-1</p><p>What is unusal are the tiny faces in some of the letters.</p><p>&#039;O&#039; of IDOC, the &#039;m&#039; of MARCH &amp; the &#039;O&#039; of MORɅVIE contain 4 faces, obv.</p><p>&#039;m&#039; and &#039;O&#039; of MONETA, the &#039;C&#039; of LUC contain 4 faces, rev.</p><p>This feature only occurs for not more than 30 years&nbsp; (c.1388-1417) in only four states: Luxembourg, Archibishopric of&nbsp; Trier, Archibishopric of Mainz, and the County of Hainaut.</p><p>Coins minted are silver groschen &amp; double gros, and gold &#039;goldgulden.&#039; As the coins are about a quarter or a penny in size, the faces are only legible with magnification.&nbsp; It is not known what the purpose for putting faces in the legend lettering and nor do we know the name of the person who engraved the dies or who ordered this be done. There is considerable minor die variation among the Luxembourg groschen coins (as is the norm with medieval coinage).<img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/wago/106/image00543.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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