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Denier anonymous
| Issuer | Sancerre, County of |
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| Year | 1190-1230 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross pattée extends to the inner circle, dividing the field into four quarters; the second quarter contains a fleur-de-lis motif and the third quarter contains an eight-pointed star, serving as the principal heraldic devices of the County of Sancerre. The cross and its accompanying charges are rendered in a bold, simplified style consistent with feudal hammered coinage practice. The entire central design is enclosed within a beaded inner border. The circumferential Latin legend occupies the outer ring between the beaded border and the irregular coin edge, with the inscription referencing Sancerre. |
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The counts of Sancerre were a cadet branch of the house of Blois, and their coinage reflects the fragmented monetary reality of the Loire valley, where a dozen local lords exercised the right of mint within a relatively compact territory. Anonymous billon issues of this type were produced without naming the ruling count — a deliberate ambiguity that allowed the coins to circulate across comital successions without restriking.