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Denier type au châtel bonifacien sur flan vierge
| Issuer | Commune of Bonifacio |
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| Year | 1282-1453 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the remaining elements of the divided civic legend, with the lettering NIFA completing the abbreviated inscription BONIFACIO across the field. The device is a simple cross or fleur-de-lis derivative consistent with Bonifacian denier types, set within a beaded or plain inner circle. The strike is characteristically weak and off-centre on the irregular flan, with the legend partially visible. The overall style reflects the provincial Genoese monetary tradition under which Bonifacio's coinage was produced. |
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| Mintage | ND (1282-1453) |
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Bonifacio's communal coinage was an anomaly — a Genoese-founded city on the southern tip of Corsica issuing its own billon in defiance of the monetary dominance of the mainland. The commune held unusual autonomous privileges granted by Genoa in the 12th century, and the right to strike coin was among the most jealously guarded. The châtel bonifacien design persisted across nearly two centuries of reissue with remarkably little evolution.
Flan vierge examples — blanks that escaped the dies entirely — occasionally surface and raise unresolved questions about workshop practice at what was never a large or well-documented mint.