Obol immobilized in the name of Centule

Béarn's monetary autonomy was formalized early — the viscounts had been issuing their own coinage since at least the eleventh century, well before many neighboring lordships secured similar rights. The "immobilized" type in Centule's name persisted across multiple actual rulers, a deliberate archaism that anchored monetary credibility to a recognized dynastic name rather than updating the legend with each succession.

Attribution between PA#3235 and 3236 often turns on subtle die details that survive poorly on this denomination's thin, frequently cracked flans.