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Sterling - John I
| Issuer | Loon, County of |
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| Year | 1276-1279 |
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| Value | 1 Sterling (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Central long cross extending to the inner legend border, dividing the field into four quarters, each containing small decorative charges typical of the local sterling coinage tradition. The design follows the standard short-cross sterling format widely adopted across the Low Countries feudal mints in the late 13th century. The hammered flan is irregular and slightly worn, with the cross arms clearly defined and terminating near the edge. The surrounding circular legend is partially visible in uncial Latin characters. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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John I of Loon ruled a small county wedged between the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and the Duchy of Brabant, and his sterlings were struck in direct imitation of the English penny of Edward I — part of a broader wave of Low Countries imitation sterlings that flooded regional trade circuits in the late thirteenth century. The type proliferated precisely because English sterling had become the trusted benchmark for silver coinage across northern Europe, and smaller lords minted their own versions to participate in that credibility without surrendering seigniorage to a larger power.
Loon itself was absorbed into the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in 1366, making its independent coinage a relatively short-lived series.