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Denier au temple Louis Ier de Savoie-Vaud
| Issuer | Barony of Vaud |
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| Year | 1285-1302 |
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| Weight | 0.82 g |
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| Obverse description | A plain cross with a trefoil (three-leaf clover) ornament in the upper left canton and a bezant in the lower right canton, all within a beaded inner circle. The cross divides the field into four quadrants, with the trefoil prominently displayed in the upper-left quarter. The circular Latin legend reads + LVDOVICVS :, referencing Louis I of Savoy-Vaud, running along the outer border between the beaded circle and the coin's irregular hammered rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Louis Ier de Savoie-Vaud inherited the barony in 1285 and died in 1302, and this denier falls somewhere within that narrow window — the exact striking year is irrecoverable. The "au temple" type takes its name from the architectural motif derived from Carolingian ecclesiastical coinage conventions that persisted stubbornly in Vaud long after neighboring territories had moved toward more contemporary designs. Vaud's monetary output under Louis was modest, and these thin, fragile fractions circulated hard in a region caught between the competing monetary pull of Savoy to the south and Bern to the north.