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Denier - Hugh III Dijon, S retrograd
| Issuer | Duchy of Burgundy |
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| Year | 1162-1192 |
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| Weight | 1 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a bold plain cross with equal arms extending nearly to the beaded inner circle, dividing the field into four cantons. A small potent cross or ornament surmounts the upper arm of the cross on certain variants. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, beyond which the circular Latin legend identifying the mint of Dijon runs around the periphery, with the distinctive retrograde S (Ƨ) noted in the legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hugh III came to the Burgundian duchy at age seven in 1162 and spent much of his reign entangled in the conflicts between the Capetian crown and the Plantagenet territories, obligations that repeatedly drained ducal finances. The deniers struck under his authority show considerable variation in die execution — the retrograde S is not a deliberate design choice but a cutter's error that escaped correction, recurring across enough specimens to constitute a recognized variety rather than an isolated blunder.