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Double Denier - Robert II Dijon
| Issuer | Burgundy, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1276-1278 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse description | Plain cross pattée at center, set within a beaded inner circle dividing the field into four quarters; a sun symbol occupies the second quarter and a crescent moon occupies the third quarter. The surrounding field bears the Latin legend reading the duke's title, separated by ornamental stops. The overall design is typical of late 13th-century feudal billon coinage, struck in a bold but irregular hammered style. The beaded border frames the composition on the outer edge of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Four croziers arranged in a quadrilateral pattern around a central field, flanked by a sun and a crescent moon, all contained within a beaded inner circle. The croziers, rendered in a stylized Gothic manner, reflect the ecclesiastical and heraldic conventions of Burgundian ducal coinage of the period. The surrounding legend, separated by ornamental stops, identifies the denomination and place of issue. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, consistent with hand-hammered medieval minting practices. |
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| Reverse lettering | ☩ DIGENOIS DOVBLES (Translation: Double Denier of Dijon.) |
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