Obol - Edward III

Edward III held Aquitaine as a vassal of the French crown — a humiliating arrangement that contributed directly to the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War in 1337. The billon coinage of the duchy during this period reflects the monetary disorder of a territory caught between two competing sovereign claims, with output fluctuating sharply as English control over Gascon territory contracted and expanded with each military campaign.

The obol denomination saw little systematic production under Edward in Aquitaine, making survivors in any condition genuinely scarce relative to the larger silver issues of the same period.