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Double Denier - Guiges VIII
| Issuer | Vienne (Dauphiné), County of |
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| Year | 1319-1333 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a heraldic dolphin passant in relief, rendered in the stylized medieval manner with scaled body, open mouth, and curling tail, occupying most of the flan. The creature is depicted in profile facing left, with distinctive fin and tail detail characteristic of the Dauphiné coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the peripheral Latin legend reading + G* DALPhS* VIEN disposed around the circumference. The coin is struck on an irregular, somewhat broad flan typical of hammered medieval billon coinage. The execution reflects the feudal workshop style of the early fourteenth-century Viennois mints. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a plain long cross extending to the inner circle, dividing the field into four quarters, each containing a small decorative element — a pellet or fleur-de-lis motif — in the angles. A beaded inner circle separates the central cross design from the peripheral legend. The circumferential Latin inscription + COMES* ALBONIS encircles the design, identifying the issuer as Count of Albon. The reverse is struck on the same irregular hammered flan as the obverse, with some weakness at the edges consistent with the minting technique of the period. The overall composition follows the standard Dauphiné feudal denier type of the early fourteenth century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1319-1333) |
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