Hand Of Stephen Medieval France Coin // 1200-1300 AD

Medieval Europe. Feudal France. Silver Denier struck c. 1200–1300 AD. The front features the Hand of Saint Stephen raised in blessing; inscription PTHOMARTIR around / The back shows a Latin Crusader cross pattée with inscription + BISVNTIVM around. Coin reference: PA 5377; DM 73; Plantet & Jeannez pl III, 9; D 3026 for type. Measures 19mm, weighs 0.93g. Provenance: Ex De Père, WI collection. \*\*\* Struck in Besançon during the high medieval period, this feudal issue blends local religious devotion with the broader iconography of the Crusades—symbolizing both piety and political identity in medieval France.

— Struck in Feudal France, c. 1200–1300 AD
— Provenance: Ex-De Père, WI collection
— Diameter 19mm; Weight 0.93g

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