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Denier - Henry I
| Issuer | Champagne and Brie, County of |
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| Year | 1152-1181 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | A potent cross occupies the central field, with its arms confined within the four quarters: a pellet appears in the 1st and 4th quarters, the Greek letter omega in the 2nd quarter, and the Greek letter alpha in the 3rd quarter. The cross and accompanying symbols are rendered in the typical Romanesque hammered style of 12th-century Champenois coinage. The peripheral legend, reading clockwise, is separated from the central device by a beaded or pearled inner circle. The overall design reflects the heraldic and ecclesiastical iconographic conventions common to feudal French deniers of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the distinctive Champenois comb — a heraldic device emblematic of the Counts of Champagne — rendered with vertical tines rising from a horizontal bar and enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Above the comb, a letter T is prominently placed between two small rings or annulets, forming a characteristic type identifier for this issue. The legend surrounding the device identifies the mint at Provins. The design is executed in the restrained, functional style typical of 12th-century French feudal hammered billon coinage. The image provided is consistent with the reverse type described. |
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