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Denier
| Issuer | Remiremont, Abbey of |
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| Year | 1070-1230 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A bold Latin cross at the centre of the field, its arms extending toward a beaded inner circle that frames the design. The legend ROMARICVS, referencing Romaricus, the founder of the Abbey of Remiremont, is disposed around the cross in uncial characters. The flat fields show the characteristic irregularity and flan distortion associated with hammered medieval silver coinage. The overall design is austere and formulaic, consistent with Lotharingian ecclesiastical denier production of the late 11th to early 13th century. |
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Remiremont was a canoness house rather than a strictly cloistered abbey — its noble-born residents retained property rights and considerable autonomy, which extended to the minting privilege granted by the Holy Roman Emperor. The right to strike silver deniers placed the institution among a small number of ecclesiastical mints in the Upper Vosges region operating outside direct episcopal control.
The broad date range reflects genuine attribution difficulty: these thin, often poorly preserved pieces resist tight dating without supporting documentary evidence from the abbey's cartularies.