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Double Tournois - John III Large Ermines
| Issuer | Duchy of Brittany |
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| Year | 1340-1341 |
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| Weight | 1.43 g |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a long cross pattée dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing a large ermine spot, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The cross arms extend to the inner circle, and the quadrants display the characteristic ermine tails of the Duchy of Brittany's heraldic tradition. A privy mark (cross or shield depending on the variety) is present in the field. The surrounding legend is struck in Gothic script along the coin's periphery. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, as is characteristic of hammered feudal issues of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John III of Brittany died in April 1341 without a legitimate heir, triggering the War of Breton Succession — one of the more destructive dynastic conflicts of the Hundred Years' War period. This issue falls at the very end of his reign, making it among the last coinage struck under his direct authority before the duchy fractured between the Blois and Montfort claimants. The "large ermines" designation distinguishes it from earlier, smaller-ermine variants catalogued separately by Jézéquel, a distinction that matters for attribution given how freely Breton feudal types were imitated.