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Obol - Adalbert of Peyre

Issuer Bishopric of Viviers
Year 1297-1306
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description A plain cross with slightly expanded arms extends to the inner beaded circle, dividing the field into four quarters. The episcopal initial 'A' appears in two opposite quarters, flanking the cross. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design within the beaded border, reading ✠ ·A·ЄPISCOPI, identifying Adalbert as bishop. The style is typical of late 13th-century French feudal hammered billon coinage.
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Obverse lettering ✠ ·A·ЄPISCOPI
(Translation: Adalbert, bishop.)
Reverse description A crozier (bishop's pastoral staff) is depicted facing left within a beaded inner circle, serving as the principal device of the reverse field. The crozier head is rendered in a simplified, stylised manner consistent with hammered feudal coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend borders the design, reading ✠ VIVARIЄN, identifying the mint city of Viviers. The overall composition reflects the episcopal authority of the issuing bishop.
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