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Denier - Louis de Neuchâtel
| Issuer | County of Neuchâtel |
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| Year | 1343-1373 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a stylized heraldic castle or châtel device rendered in a highly schematic medieval manner, consisting of a triangular rooftop above a crenellated base with four apertures, all enclosed within a plain inner circle. The design is characteristic of the arms of Neuchâtel ('Neu Castell', meaning new castle). The surrounding legend, separated by floral stops, reads NOVI CASTRI in uncial Latin letters, referencing the toponym of Neuchâtel. The coin exhibits the irregular, hand-struck flan typical of 14th-century hammered silver deniers. The overall style is archaic and emblematic, reflecting local Swiss feudal coinage conventions of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a plain cross pattée with a pellet at its centre, set within a beaded or plain inner circle. The cross divides the inner field into four quadrants, one of which contains a small decorative or heraldic element near the lower left arm. The surrounding marginal legend in uncial Latin letters reads LVDOVICVS, referencing Count Louis de Neuchâtel (1343–1373), separated by a cross and floral stops. The hand-struck flan displays the characteristic irregular edge and uneven relief of mid-14th-century hammered coinage. The overall composition follows the standard denier tournois typology widely employed across feudal French-Swiss lordships of the era. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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