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Maille noire double au petit écu de Bourgogne
| Issuer | Burgundy, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1347-1349 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is organized in two concentric circular zones. The outer border carries a six-word devotional legend in Gothic uncial lettering, while a second, smaller inner circle encloses a two-word inscription in the same script. In the central field, a cross pattée is displayed, its lateral arms each terminating in a small ringlet or annulet, a decorative motif typical of Burgundian billon issues of this period. The clean, symmetrical cruciform design provides a strong visual axis for the layered epigraphic composition surrounding it. |
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| Mintage | ND (1347-1349) |
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Issued under Eudes IV, the last Capetian duke of Burgundy, this coin falls within one of the most dynastic convulsions in French feudal history. Eudes died in 1349, and with him the direct Capetian line in Burgundy expired — the duchy reverted to the French crown under Jean II before passing to the Valois line in 1363. Coins struck in these final two years of Capetian Burgundy were produced against the backdrop of the Black Death's first devastating sweep through eastern France.
The billon content of .130 silver places this firmly in the fractional currency of daily commerce, the sort of coin that passed through markets and toll points rather than treasury chests.