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Silver Provencal Coronat - Robert of Anjou
| Issuer | County of Provence |
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| Year | 1309-1343 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A long cross pattée divides the field into four quarters, each containing a fleur-de-lis, the heraldic emblem of the Angevin dynasty. A prominent fleur-de-lis finial surmounts the top arm of the cross at the inner circle boundary. The entire central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a circular Latin legend in uncial script with pellet stops. The composition reflects the standard Angevin cross-and-fleur-de-lis reverse type widely employed in Provençal coinage of the early fourteenth century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1309-1343) |
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Robert of Anjou — King of Naples, Count of Provence, and one of the most politically calculating rulers of early 14th-century southern France — issued the coronat as part of a deliberate monetary policy to stabilize Provençal commerce during a period of chronic currency debasement across neighboring lordships. His 34-year reign gave this type an unusually long production run, and the Rolland varieties 56 through 59 reflect documented die changes across that span rather than simple workshop variation.
Robert was also a significant creditor to the Avignon papacy, which had relocated to Provence in 1309 — the same year this coinage began.