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Vaquette - Francis Phoebus
| Issuer | Lordship of Béarn |
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| Year | 1479-1483 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a cow passant to the right, the heraldic symbol of Béarn, set within a raised inner circle. The bovine figure is rendered in low relief in a crude, medieval hammered style typical of small feudal billon coinage. The surrounding legend, separated from the central motif by the inner circle, reads F * F * D * G * DNS * BEARNI, identifying the issuer as Francis Phoebus, Lord of Béarn by the grace of God. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with hand-struck medieval production, and the overall strike is somewhat weak in areas due to the hammering technique. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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