France. Aquitaine. Duchy of Aquitaine. Eduard I, 1252-1307, King 1272-1307. Denier with leopard, 1st type, circa 1286-1292. (Billon, 18.5 mm, 0.94 g). Bordeaux. + EDWARDVS REX. AGL’ within two lines, above leopard left, E oncial below. Rev. + DVX AQVIT BVRD’ Cross set aside with E oncial at 1st, placed vertically. Bd. 476. PA. 2775. E. 18 var. Elias 42. Very nice specimen of this coinage with a superb cabinet patina. Very Fine. Ex CGF, 26th July 1999, lot 817. For this type there are several types of canting for the reverse letter: 1st or 2nd canton. The E in the second canton is much rarer. For the E in the first canton, the E can be presented straight or diagonally to the cross. Edward Plantegenet (1239-1307) was the eldest son of Henry III (1216-1272) and Eleonore de Provence. He was first Duke of Aquitaine (1252-1272) and married Eleonore of Castile, who died in 1290. In his second marriage he married Marguerite de France, the daughter of Philip III the Bold (+1317). He paid tribute for Guyenne and Aquitaine and recovered the territories lost at the Treaty of Paris in 1259. After the annexation of Wales, Eduard I made his son Edward the first Prince of Wales, a title subsequently borne by all the Kingdom's heirs. Edward fought against the Scots and defeated them in 1296 and 1298. At the end of his reign, he was faced with the rise of Robert Bruce (1306-1329). The other enemy was Philip IV the Fair, who tried to counter the influence of the Plantagenets in Aquitaine. Philip's daughter Isabella married Edward's son, the future Edward II.