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Pougeoise - Girard Grenier
| Issuer | Lordship of Sidon |
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| Year | 1125-1170 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered field depicting a stylized tower or castle motif in the center, characteristic of Crusader-era feudal coinage from the Lordship of Sidon. The design is rendered in a rough, archaic style typical of 12th-century Levantine copper issues, with the architectural device occupying the majority of the flan. The surrounding circular legend reads +SIDONIA, identifying the issuing lordship. The flan is irregular and shows typical die wear and flan irregularities consistent with primitive hammered production. |
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| Obverse lettering | +SIDONIA |
| Reverse description | Central field bearing a stylized cross pattée or processional cross motif, boldly struck in the hammered fashion typical of Crusader pougeoise coinage. The cross device dominates the flan, with surrounding elements suggesting floral or pellet ornaments in the quarters. The peripheral legend reads +GIRARDVS, referencing Girard Grenier, Lord of Sidon during the mid-12th century. The overall execution is characteristic of the rough artisanal standard of Outremer copper coinage of this period. |
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