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Denier - Anonymous m obverse
| Issuer | Bishopric of Tournai (Belgian States) |
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| Year | 1121-1200 |
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| Weight | 0.45 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a bishop in stylized uncial style, depicted frontally in a hieratic manner typical of Romanesque ecclesiastical coinage. The figure holds a crozier in the right hand, denoting episcopal authority. A prominent letter M appears in the field above the figure's left shoulder, likely an initial identifying the issuing prelate or workshop. The design is rendered in a flat, linear style characteristic of hammered medieval Belgian deniers. |
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| Reverse description | A cross pattée occupies the central field, with the letters S and T alternating in each of the four quarters formed by the arms of the cross, reading S-T-S-T. The entire design is contained within a reeded inner circle, a common decorative border convention on medieval episcopal deniers of the Low Countries. The cross pattée design reflects the ecclesiastical authority of the Bishopric of Tournai and is consistent with Romanesque hammered coinage of the 12th century. |
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| Mint | Tournai |
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