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Denier - Alphonse of Poitiers + ALFVNSVS COMES
| Issuer | County of Auvergne (French States) |
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| Year | 1250-1271 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylised castle or fortified tower in the central field, a device associated with the mint city of Riom and reflecting the heraldic imagery common to feudal coinage of southern France. The architectural motif is rendered in a simplified, schematic manner consistent with 13th-century hammered billon production. A surrounding circular Latin legend reads + RIOMENSIS, indicating the mint of Riom. An inner beaded border frames the central device, separating it from the legend. The strike is characteristically uneven, with some areas of weakness typical of coins of this period and denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | + RIOMENSIS (Translation: From Riom.) |
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