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Denier - John of Nesle and Joan
| Issuer | Ponthieu, County of |
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| Year | 1254-1279 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a two-line horizontal inscription occupying the central field, divided by a plain horizontal line and flanked above and below by additional linear borders, creating a characteristic striped or cantonned arrangement. Cross pattée marks appear at the beginning and end of the encircling legend, serving as word separators in the uncial Latin inscription. The mint name BISVIL (Abbeville) is legible within the legend, identifying the place of striking. The overall style is consistent with the feudal denier coinage of northern France in the mid-13th century, with a flat, hammered flan and irregular edges. |
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John of Nesle ruled Ponthieu in right of his wife Joan, the countess in her own title — a feudal arrangement that placed her name on the coinage alongside his but gave him administrative control. Joan was the daughter of William III of Ponthieu, and the county would eventually pass to Eleanor of Castile through inheritance, making it a brief English possession under Edward I after 1279.
The "var." designation against PA#6710 signals a die variation not fully cataloged by Poey d'Avant — worth cross-referencing against Boudeau for any documented emission differences.