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1/4 Groat - John III
| Issuer | Lordship of Megen |
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| Year | 1359-1415 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a large heraldic eagle displayed, rendered in a bold, flat hammered style typical of Low Countries feudal coinage of the late 14th to early 15th century. The eagle is set within a beaded inner circle, its wings spread and body facing forward. The surrounding circumferential legend in uncial Latin reads SIT nOMEN DnI BnDIC, the pious invocation 'Blessed be the name of the Lord', a formula common on ecclesiastical and lordship issues of this period. The flan is irregularly shaped and the coin shows typical die wear and metal flow consistent with hand-hammered production. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Megen was a tiny lordship on the Maas in Guelders territory, and its coinage output was modest almost by necessity — the political and economic weight of the lordship could hardly sustain serious minting operations. John III ruled across a period that saw the broader region convulsed by the Guelders succession disputes and shifting Burgundian pressure on smaller Rhine-Maas territories. That a quarter groat was struck at all suggests opportunistic participation in regional small-denomination demand rather than any systematic monetary program.