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1/2 Denaro / Medaglia Class C
| Uitgever | Republic of Genoa |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1170-1190 |
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| Waarde | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A bold, evenly-armed cross with expanding terminals occupies the central field, enclosed within a cabled or twisted rope circle. A small spike or wedge ornament appears in the first quadrant, a diagnostic feature of this Class C variety. The surrounding legend, reading CVNRAD7 REX, invokes the name of Conrad, Holy Roman Emperor, whose name was traditionally retained on Genoese denari long after his reign as a mark of imperial authority. The lettering is set in the outer field between the rope circle and the irregular coin edge, in a style typical of late 12th-century Ligurian mint practice. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Genoa's earliest coinage emerged directly from the commune's need to finance an aggressive expansion of Mediterranean trade networks, particularly following the city's pivotal role in the First and Second Crusades, which secured Genoese merchants preferential trading rights in Levantine ports. The half-denaro denomination served small daily transactions in a port economy where fractional change mattered.
The "Medaglia Class C" classification reflects the typological sorting work of the MEC XII corpus — the class distinctions rest on subtle die and fabric variations that took decades of scholarship to untangle from the broader denaro series.