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Denier Parisis - Renaud of Dammartin
| Issuer | County of Boulogne |
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| Year | 1191-1227 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a stylized châtel (castle) or architectural motif, a common type on Parisis-standard deniers of northern French feudal counties. The design is rendered in a simplified, schematic manner characteristic of hammered feudal coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with a circular Latin legend running along the outer periphery giving the place name of issue. The flan is irregular with slight weakness in the strike at the margins. |
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| Mintage | ND (1191-1227) |
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Renaud of Dammartin acquired Boulogne through his 1190 marriage to Ida of Boulogne, heiress to the county, and spent much of his subsequent tenure switching allegiances between the Capetian and Plantagenet crowns with remarkable opportunism. His coinage reflects a period of acute political instability — he ultimately backed Otto IV at Bouvines in 1214, ending on the losing side of one of medieval France's most consequential battles. He spent the remaining thirteen years of his life imprisoned by Philip II, dying in chains at Péronne in 1227.