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Denier
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1072-1191 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (999-1122) |
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| Reverse description | Stylised bird's-eye view of a gated citadel depicted in schematic form, flanked on either side by towers surmounted by fleurs-de-lis finials. The architectural motif, rendered in a flat, abstracted manner characteristic of Ottonian and early Salian period ecclesiastical coinage, represents a walled enclosure with a central gateway, serving as a symbolic reference to the episcopal city of Basel. The design is contained within the irregular flan with no border legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (1072-1191) |
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The Bishopric of Basel held imperial minting rights granted by the Salian emperors, and coins struck under this authority circulated widely across the Upper Rhine corridor throughout the twelfth century. Episcopal minting in this region was frequently contested — secular lords repeatedly challenged the bishop's control over local currency, making the administrative continuity implied by this long date range more fractious in practice than it appears on paper.