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Sterling - Edward III
| Issuer | Duchy of Aquitaine (French States) |
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| Year | 1335-1344 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned bust of Edward III rendered in Gothic style, the king wearing a fleur-de-lis crown, with stylized facial features typical of Aquitaine hammered coinage. A leopard passant is depicted below the bust to the left, serving as a heraldic device of the English crown. The effigy is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters running between the inner and outer borders. The overall design is bold and slightly irregular, consistent with the hand-struck technique of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A plain long cross extending to the edge of the coin divides the field into four quarters, each containing a small heraldic crown rendered in relief. The cross terminates at the inner border, and the four crowns are evenly distributed, one per quarter, in a symmetrical arrangement. The peripheral legend in uncial Latin letters is separated from the central design by a beaded inner circle. The overall composition follows the standard sterling reverse type, adapted here for the Aquitaine series with the ducal title as the principal legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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