Issued under Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy, whose reign saw the duchy at a territorial peak following his marriage to Jeanne de France and the inheritance of the County of Burgundy — effectively doubling ducal holdings. The maille tierce denomination itself was a fraction born of monetary practicality, filling the gap left by chronic small-change shortages that plagued French feudal coinage throughout the mid-fourteenth century.
The Dumas reference places this among several closely related varieties distinguished primarily by minor legend differences and billon alloy inconsistencies across minting sessions.
Issued under Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy, whose reign saw the duchy at a territorial peak following his marriage to Jeanne de France and the inheritance of the County of Burgundy — effectively doubling ducal holdings. The maille tierce denomination itself was a fraction born of monetary practicality, filling the gap left by chronic small-change shortages that plagued French feudal coinage throughout the mid-fourteenth century.
The Dumas reference places this among several closely related varieties distinguished primarily by minor legend differences and billon alloy inconsistencies across minting sessions.