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1 Penny - John I Regency Adelaide of Burgundy
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1261-1267 |
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| Currency | Groot (1183-1506) |
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| Reverse description | A bold Brabantine cross with splayed arms divides the reverse field into four quadrants, each containing a letter of the moneyer's name. The letters B, A, S, and T are placed in the angles of the cross, identifying the responsible moneyer in the standard practice of medieval Low Countries coinage. The cross arms are rendered with double lines and small pellets at their terminals, a typical stylistic feature of 13th-century Brabantine deniers. The flan is broad and irregular, with the design centered but showing slight weakness at the edges. |
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| Reverse lettering | B A S T |
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John I was a minor during this period, his mother Adelaide of Burgundy holding the regency from 1261 until he came of age — a political arrangement reflected in the dual authority implied by the coin's attribution. Brabant's silver penny coinage of the mid-thirteenth century operated within a dense web of regional monetary agreements, as neighboring lords frequently negotiated mutual recognition of each other's currency to facilitate trade along the Meuse and Rhine corridors.
Witte 72 is among the lighter issues in the series, the 0.53g weight sitting at the lower end of the documented range for Brabantine deniers of this decade.