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Obol - Edward I
| Issuer | County of Ponthieu (French States) |
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| Year | 1279-1290 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA PONTI (Translation: Coinage of Ponthieu.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Edward I acquired Ponthieu through his wife Eleanor of Castile, who inherited the county in 1279 following the death of her mother Joan. The territory reverted to French control after Eleanor's death in 1290, which brackets this issue precisely. Edward struck coins for Ponthieu as a feudal obligation, not as English currency — these circulated locally in Picardy under French monetary custom, distinct from his English and Gascon issues.
Eleanor died at Harby in Nottinghamshire; Edward erected the Eleanor Crosses to mark each resting place of her funeral cortège. The county passed immediately to the French crown.