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Obol anonymous
| Issuer | Vierzon, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1144-1192 |
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| Reference(s) | Dy féodales#624, PA#– |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ✠ VIRSIONE (Translation: Vierzon.) |
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Vierzon's monetary output in the twelfth century falls within the broader fragmentation of French feudal coinage — a period when local lords struck on their own authority with little coordination across neighboring territories. The Lordship of Vierzon passed through the hands of several families during this span, eventually absorbed into the possessions of the Counts of Bourges, which likely accounts for the absence of a Poey d'Avant reference for this type.
At 0.33 g, survival in any condition is the primary consideration. Billon obols of this minor French lordship rarely appear in trade.