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Denier Coronat of Provence - Louis XII
| Issuer | County of Provence |
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| Year | 1498-1515 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned fleur-de-lis above a long cross, the composition encircled by a beaded inner border. The crown, rendered in a stylized Gothic manner, surmounts the fleur-de-lis motif characteristic of Provençal coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend runs along the outer margin, identifying the issuing monarch. The flan is irregular in shape, as typical of hammered medieval billon coinage, with moderate relief throughout. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Louis XII inherited Provence through the French crown following the death of René of Anjou's last heir, Charles IV of Maine, in 1481 — but the county retained its own monetary identity well into Louis's reign. The denier coronat was a distinctly Provençal denomination, its name derived from the crowned type that had circulated in the region since the Angevin counts, and Louis continued striking it in his own name rather than absorbing it into the standard French reckoning.
The LP#629 variant designation suggests minor die differences likely attributable to the multiple minting sites operating under royal authority in Provence during this period.