Denaro - Anonymous Cross

Beschrijving voorzijde	Crude schematic bust facing forward, rendered in a simplified provincial style characteristic of 12th-century northern Italian ecclesiastical coinage. A crozier rises to the left of the bust and a star appears to the right, with a cross or quatrefoil motif positioned above the head. The overall design is contained within a beaded border. The execution is rough, reflecting the anonymous hammered technique of the Patriarchate's early denaro issues.
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Aanvullende informatie	The Patriarchate of Aquileia held both ecclesiastical and secular authority over a vast stretch of northeastern Italy and the eastern Alps, a dual power that made its mint output politically charged from the outset. These anonymous denari — attributed to the patriarchs reigning between roughly Ulrich II and Godfrey of Hohenlohe — drop personal attribution entirely, an unusual choice that likely reflects contested authority during a period of recurring friction with the Holy Roman Emperor over investiture rights in the region. Bernardi's attribution remains the standard reference, though the typology continues to generate debate among specialists working northern Italian medieval series.