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Groat 'with Lion' - William I Bouvignes
| Issuer | County of Namur |
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| Year | 1337-1340 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée extends to the coin's periphery, dividing the reverse into four quarters and intersecting a raised inner circular legend. Within the angles of the cross, the inner legend contains the comital title and name of the issuing count in abbreviated uncial script. An outer legend, separated from the inner by a beaded circle, carries the devotional inscription invoking the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The reverse follows the standard gros tournois-derived layout common to 14th-century Low Countries ecclesiastical and comital coinage, with a plain cross pattée rather than a fleur-de-lis terminal design. |
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William I of Namur struck these groats at Bouvignes during a period when the county was under sustained economic and political pressure from its more powerful neighbors, particularly the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Bouvignes itself sat on the Meuse directly opposite Dinant — the two towns were commercial rivals for generations, and control of river trade shaped much of Namur's monetary policy in this period.
The Bouvignes mint operated intermittently, and issues attributable to this narrow 1337–1340 window are correspondingly scarce in the specialist market.