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Gros blanc 7 fleurs de lis - Jean II le Bon
| Issuer | Royal Mint of France |
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| Year | 1360 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a bold double-armed Latin cross extending to the inner circle, dividing the field into four quarters, each containing a royal crown in Gothic style. An inner legend circle reads + IO hES DEI GRA (Johannes Dei Gratia), while an outer legend band carries the devotional inscription BNDICTV SIT NOME DNI NRI DEI IhV XPI (Blessed be the name of our Lord God Jesus Christ), separated by annulets. The lettering is rendered in the characteristic Gothic script of the French royal mint of the mid-fourteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Central roundel displays a semis of seven fleurs-de-lis arranged in the traditional French royal heraldic pattern, enclosed within a raised inner circle. Surrounding this central device is a wide intermediate band containing thirteen additional fleurs-de-lis disposed around the circumference as a border ornament, evoking the France ancien arms. The outer legend reads FRANCORVM REX (King of the French) in Gothic lettering, separated by a mullet. The overall design reflects the prestigious Gothic artistic tradition of the Capetian-Valois coinage reform of 1360. |
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Jean II struck this issue shortly before — or concurrent with — his release from English captivity following the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360, a ransom agreement that obligated France to pay three million gold écus. The monetary reforms accompanying that settlement drove a significant reorganization of the silver coinage, of which this gros is a direct product.
Duplessy 312 is among the more frequently referenced types of Jean's reign, though surviving pieces in crisp condition are harder to locate than the citation frequency suggests.