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Denier anonymous Provins and Sens mints, monogram
| Uitgever | Champagne and Brie, County of |
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| Jaar | 1000-1090 |
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| Referentie(s) | PA#5959, Boudeau#1751 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field occupied by a highly degenerate Odonic monogram enclosed within a beaded inner circle, the letterforms reduced to abstracted, interlocking strokes characteristic of late Carolingian epigraphic decay. The monogram is composed of angular and curved elements arranged symmetrically around a central vertical axis. A Latin legend in debased uncial characters surrounds the beaded circle, reading outward toward the irregular coin edge. The overall style reflects the anonymous feudal coinage tradition of the County of Champagne, with strongly worn and stylized die work typical of the eleventh century. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The anonymous deniers of Champagne circulated widely through the great Champagne fairs — Provins and Troyes above all — which by the late eleventh century were already emerging as the dominant commercial clearing mechanism for northern European trade. The monogram type predates the formalization of comital authority in the region, issued before the counts of Champagne consolidated the distinct lordships of Meaux, Troyes, and Provins into a unified administrative structure.
Provins and Sens operated as parallel striking centers under ecclesiastical and comital overlap that was never cleanly resolved during this period. The precise attribution between the two mints for individual specimens remains contested.