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1 Groat - Arnold V Tournois castle
| Issuer | County of Loon |
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| Year | 1279-1323 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylised Tournois castle in the central field, depicted as a turreted tower with two flanking turrets and a portcullis, all set within a beaded inner circle. The castle is rendered in the characteristic Tournois gros tradition, adapted to local Loon coinage. Surrounding the inner circle is a legend in uncial Latin characters identifying the mint city of Hasselt. The entire design is framed by a decorative border of twelve holly leaves arranged in arcs, each enclosed within a roundel formed by interlocking curved branches, creating an ornate outer ring typical of Low Countries gros coinage of the late 13th and early 14th centuries. |
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Arnold V ruled Loon during a period when the county was under increasing pressure from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, which ultimately absorbed it upon his death in 1323 — he died without a male heir, and the county passed directly to Liège by prior agreement. This groat was struck against that backdrop of a dynasty visibly running out of time.
The Tournois type derives from the French gros tournois of Louis IX, first struck in 1266, which became the dominant silver denomination template across the Low Countries within a generation. Arnold's adoption of the type reflects how thoroughly French monetary models had displaced local traditions in the region by the late thirteenth century.