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Denier - Albert II Bust right
| Issuer | County of Namur |
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| Year | 1035-1045 |
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| Weight | 1.0 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Count Albert II facing right, rendered in the crude yet expressive Romanesque style typical of mid-11th century Low Countries coinage. The effigy displays schematic facial features with a prominent diadem, set against a flat, unadorned field. The surrounding legend reads ALBERTVS, partially visible around the periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. The overall execution reflects the hand-struck hammered technique, with characteristic weak areas and uneven relief across the surface. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERTVS (Translation: Albert) |
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Albert II ruled Namur during a period when the county was consolidating its independence from broader Carolingian successor structures, and the decision to strike deniers under his own name reflected that political assertion. Minting rights in the lower Meuse valley were contested and fragmented across this period — local ecclesiastical and secular lords each pressed their claim through coinage.
The references here span Ilisch's rigorous die-study corpus, placing this type firmly within the documented sequence for the region.