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Obole - Henri V le Blondel
| Issuer | County of Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1247-1281 |
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| Value | Obol (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Armored knight in full gallop to the left, mounted on horseback, raising a sword aloft in his right hand in a striking posture. His left arm bears a shield charged with the lion of Luxembourg. The composition is rendered in the bold, stylized manner typical of medieval hammered feudal coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | LVSE-NBOR |
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Henri V ruled Luxembourg during a period of active silver coinage reform across the Low Countries, with smaller fractional pieces like this obole serving cross-border trade rather than any single local economy. The County maintained close dynastic ties to the Holy Roman Empire throughout Henri's tenure, and his coinage circulated well beyond Luxembourg's own borders into Lorraine and the Rhineland.
At 0.41g, survival in any condition is uncommon — pieces this light suffered disproportionate attrition through both wear and loss.