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Denier - Conrad I of Zähringen
| Issuer | Duchy of Zähringen |
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| Year | 1122-1152 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse field bearing a large open crescent or partial circle enclosing a cross pattée with a central pellet, all rendered in bold, deeply struck relief on an irregular flan. The cross divides the inner field into four quarters within the crescent motif, a design element commonly associated with early 12th-century deniers of the Upper Rhineland region. No legend or additional ornament is present. The flan is noticeably irregular in shape, consistent with hand-hammered production of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1122-1152) |
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Conrad I ruled Zähringen during a period when the duchy's minting rights were exercised more as a political statement than an economic necessity — the family's territorial ambitions in Burgundy and the contested rectorate over Burgundian towns gave these issues a significance well beyond their local circulation. The HMZ 1#I-608 reference places this firmly within the documented Swiss medieval series, though surviving examples are scarce enough that die studies remain incomplete.