Double with Crown - Edward III

Edward III's claim to Aquitaine was perpetually contested — the duchy had been English in theory since Eleanor's marriage to Henry II in 1154, but French kings routinely used feudal technicalities to seize it back. This billon double was struck during a period when Edward was simultaneously pressing his claim to the French throne itself, making the coinage of Aquitaine as much a political instrument as a transactional one. The broad date range reflects extended use of the type across shifting political circumstances rather than continuous uninterrupted production.