Groschen - Joanna I of Naples

Joanna I ruled Provence as Countess from 1343 until her murder in 1382, a reign defined by the turbulence of the Avignon papacy, dynastic warfare, and her own four marriages. These groschen were struck during a particularly fraught window — the years immediately following the chaos of the second outbreak of plague in Provence and during Joanna's ongoing struggle to maintain authority against Angevin rivals pressing claims to her territories.

The high silver fineness is notable for a feudal issue of this period and region, suggesting deliberate monetary credibility rather than opportunistic debasement.