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Denier - Adalbert I
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1111-1137 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Stylized architectural representation of a multi-towered building or cathedral facade, featuring four prominent towers rendered in the schematic Romanesque tradition, likely symbolizing the Cathedral of Mainz or the city itself. The structure is depicted frontally with simplified architectural detail characteristic of hammered medieval bracteate-related coinage. The encircling Latin legend +MOGONTIA identifies the mint city of Mainz. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Adalbert I of Saarbrücken was one of the most politically combative archbishops Mainz ever produced. A close ally of Henry V, he later turned against the emperor during the Investiture Contest's final convulsions, was imprisoned by Henry for nearly three years beginning in 1112, and emerged from captivity more powerful than before. His coinage reflects exactly that turbulent authority — issued across a reign defined by his schism with imperial power and his role brokering the Concordat of Worms in 1122, which finally ended the decades-long struggle over clerical appointments.