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Patac of Provence - Louis XII
| Issuer | Kingdom of France |
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| Year | 1498-1515 |
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| Value | 1 Patac (1⁄160 LT) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a fleur-de-lis, the royal emblem of France, enclosed within a plain inner circle. The device is rendered in low relief in the hammered style typical of late medieval French provincial coinage. A surrounding circular legend in uncial Latin characters reads LVDOVICVS F REX PVIE COMS, identifying Louis XII as King and Count of Provence. The flan is irregular in shape, as is characteristic of hammered coinage of the period, with a beaded or rope border framing the legend on the outer margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | LVDOVICVS F REX PVIE COMS (Translation: King Louis, count of Provence.) |
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The patac was a small billon denomination specific to Provence, which had only come under direct French control in 1481 following the death of Charles IV of Maine. Louis XII's continued striking of this regional type reflects a deliberate accommodation of Provençal monetary custom rather than any push toward standardization — the county retained distinct coinage rights well into the sixteenth century.