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Maille tierce - Frederick IV
| Issuer | Duchy of Lorraine |
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| Year | 1312-1329 |
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| Currency | Pound |
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| Obverse description | A short cross pattée occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding this central motif is a double circular legend in Latin, reading outward from the cross. The lettering is Gothic in character, typical of early 14th-century Lotharingian coinage, and is separated by cross stops and abbreviation marks. The overall design is consistent with the Tournois derivative tradition prevalent in the region. |
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| Reverse lettering | TVRONVS DVCIS |
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Frederick IV ruled Lorraine during a period when the duchy's coinage was under persistent pressure from the competing monetary systems of neighboring Champagne and Bar. The maille tierce — a fractional denomination worth one-third of a denier — was a pragmatic response to the need for small change in local markets, though Frederick's issues are among the less documented of his reign, surviving in numbers that suggest limited circulation rather than large original production.