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Silver Hardi - Henry IV / Henry V / Henry VI
| Issuer | Aquitaine, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1399-1453 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A long double-barred cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, each canton containing heraldic charges alternating between the leopards of England and the fleurs-de-lis of France, reflecting the dual royal claim of the English Plantagenet-Lancastrian dynasty. The bold cross design is characteristic of the Hardi denomination struck for circulation in Aquitaine. A Latin peripheral legend completes the royal titulature around the border. The flan is irregular and the strike uneven, as expected for hammered coinage of this period. |
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The hardi billon was a workhorse denomination of English-held Aquitaine, and production across the reigns of three Henrys spanned one of the most destructive phases of the Hundred Years' War. Attribution between Henry IV, V, and VI issues is notoriously difficult — the types share closely related dies, and without a clear mint mark or documentary provenance, most examples are cataloged to the collective reign span rather than a specific king.
Henry V's final push into France and the Treaty of Troyes in 1420 briefly made the English crown heirs to France itself. Gascony's mints kept striking through all of it.