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Penning 'Kopje' - John I
| Issuer | County of Holland |
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| Year | 1296-1299 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Penning) (1/8) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a rampant lion facing left, executed in a crude but vigorous medieval style characteristic of late 13th-century hammered coinage. The lion, emblem of the County of Holland, is rendered with raised forepaws and a stylized tail curling over its back. The device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads COMES HOLLADIE, identifying the issuer as Count of Holland, separated by a cross pattee. The flan is irregular in shape, as is typical of hand-hammered medieval pennies of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A bold plain cross with extended arms divides the reverse field into four quadrants, each containing a curved arc of pellets forming a partial circle, a design characteristic of the Dordrecht mint coinage of John I. The four arcs of beading together suggest a stylized quadrilobe or four-arc motif within the cross. The surrounding circumscription, partially legible on the irregular flan, reads MONETA DOR D CI, identifying this as the money of Dordrecht. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border along the coin's edge. |
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John I of Holland died in 1299, making this a terminal issue of his reign — struck within a three-year window that ended when the county passed to John II of Avesnes following a succession dispute rooted in the broader Flemish-Hainaut rivalries of the late 13th century. The "Kopje" designation in Dutch numismatic literature distinguishes this fractional type from the heavier penning issues of the same reign.
Van der Chijs reference 6#4.2-3 indicates at least two recognized die variants for this type.