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Maille - Philip the Handsome
| Issuer | County of Namur |
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| Year | 1502-1504 |
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| Value | Maille = ⅔ Mite = 1⁄36 Gros |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a large plain cross with slightly curved arms, dividing the field into four equal quadrants. A crown appears above the cross at the top of the coin, partially integrated into the surrounding legend. The circular Latin legend is distributed around the periphery within a beaded border, the lettering in gothic script typical of Burgundian coinage of the early sixteenth century. The surface shows natural wear and a green copper patina consistent with the age and base-metal composition of this hammered issue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Philip the Handsome's administration of the Low Countries was characterised by persistent fiscal pressure, and the County of Namur's copper fractional issues of this period reflect a chronic shortage of small-denomination currency in provincial circulation. Philip died in 1506 in Castile, just two years after this minting window closed, leaving several of his monetary reforms incomplete. The County's copper output during his tenure was tightly controlled by the Namur mint under Habsburg oversight — a relatively recent imposition that local authorities had not fully absorbed.