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Obol - Hugh Geraud or William of Labroue
| Issuer | Bishopric of Cahors |
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| Year | 1311-1323 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a stylized episcopal figure or symbol in low relief, rendered in the crude hammered style characteristic of early fourteenth-century French feudal billon coinage. The design is set within a plain inner circle, with the surrounding legend beginning with a cross pattée. The flan is irregular and slightly scalloped at the edge, typical of hand-struck medieval obols of small module. The overall execution is rough, with weak areas of strike consistent with the low-denomination billon coinage of the Bishopric of Cahors. The circumferential Latin legend reads EPISCOPVS, identifying the issuing authority as the bishop. |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a broad, boldly struck cross pattée with slightly splayed arms, dividing the reverse into four quadrants, each containing a small decorative element or pellet in low relief. The flan is irregular and exhibits the typical weakness of strike along portions of the periphery, consistent with hand-hammered small billon issues. The coin is set within a plain inner circle, beyond which the circumferential Latin legend identifies the mint city. The overall style is characteristic of feudal episcopal coinage of southern France in the early fourteenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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