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Denier
| Issuer | Bishopric of Geneva |
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| Year | 1175-1225 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The bishops of Geneva exercised both spiritual and temporal authority over the city throughout the medieval period, and their coinage rights were formally recognized under the broader framework of imperial privilege. This denier belongs to a minting period when the bishopric was in persistent territorial friction with the counts of Geneva — a rivalry that would define the city's political structure for generations before the House of Savoy eventually absorbed both parties' ambitions.
The HMZ reference places this among the earliest documented episcopal issues from the region. Die workmanship on Geneva's deniers of this period is notably inconsistent, a product of local moneyers working without centralized supervision.