FRANCE, Les Trois-Évèchés, Metz. 14th-15th century. AR Gros (2.73 gm, 11h). S´(rosette)S[TE]PH´(rosette)P-ROThO(rosette)m(rosette), St. Stephen kneeling left in prayer,
manus Dei above, blessing him; civic coat-of-arms in left and right fields / (Coat-of-arms)BHDICTV´(annulet)SIT(double annulet)nOme´(annulet)DHI´(annulet)nRI´(annulet)I[hV´](annulet)[XPI]´(annulet)/GRO-SSV-S(rosette)M-ETE, voided long cross; stars in quarters. Boudeau 1659; Saurma 1890/922; Roberts 8932. Good VF, iridescent toning.
