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Denier - Conrad of Hohenstaufen
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1156-1195 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A lion passant to the left, rendered in a stylised Romanesque manner, depicted within a double beaded circle. The heraldic lion, which serves as the emblem of the Palatinate, is shown with its head turned back and tail raised, occupying the central field. The design is enclosed by two concentric rings of beads, giving the composition a bold, architecturally framed appearance typical of 12th-century German bracteate-influenced coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is blank and undecorated, showing only the incuse impression of the obverse design as a result of the hammered striking technique on a thin silver flan. |
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Conrad of Staufen received the Palatinate as a fief from his brother Frederick Barbarossa in 1156, the same year the Privilegium Minus reorganized imperial territorial arrangements across the German lands. His coinage right derived from this grant rather than from any ecclesiastical or older comital tradition, making his deniers among the earliest issues directly attributable to Staufen palatine authority on the Rhine. The weight standard is notably light even against contemporary Rhenish issues, likely reflecting local debasement pressure rather than mint error.