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Denier - John III of Brittany Ո in 1st quarter
| Issuer | Limoges, Viscounty of |
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| Year | 1312-1314 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a heraldic composition featuring a checky (chequered) pattern in the lower half, referencing the arms of Brittany, surmounted by an ermine-spotted motif in the upper half, all enclosed within an inner circle. A cross pattée divides the central design into quadrants, with a stylised letter Ո (Armenian-style N, representing John) appearing in the first (upper-left) quarter. The surrounding legend, separated by stars, runs clockwise between two concentric lines of dots forming an inner beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A bold, plain long cross extends to the inner beaded border, dividing the reverse field into four equal quadrants, each left plain. At the centre of the cross, a small central ornament is visible. The circumferential legend, interspersed with ornamental mullets (five-pointed stars) and crosslets, runs between a double beaded border, identifying the issuing authority as the Viscounty of Limoges. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, typical of hammered medieval billon coinage of the early fourteenth century. |
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| Mint | Limoges |
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