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1 Köpfchen - Gerhard
| Issuer | County of Jülich |
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| Year | 1297-1328 |
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| Currency | Pfennig |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross extending to the inner beaded circle divides the field into four quarters, each containing a five-petalled rosette in the angle. The design is clean and symmetrical, typical of Rhenish pfennig coinage of the medieval period. The surrounding circular legend, divided by the arms of the cross, reads SIGNUM CRUCIS. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Gerhard VI of Jülich issued these small silver denars during a period of aggressive territorial expansion in the lower Rhine region, as the county jockeyed for position against Cologne, Berg, and Geldern. The "Köpfchen" type — named by later collectors for the small head motif — circulated widely in regional markets where fractional silver was chronically short. Noss catalogued this specific die pairing as JMA#7, distinguishing it from the several closely related varieties produced across the same reign.