Denier - Henry I of Bilversheim

Henry I of Bilversheim's episcopate at Bamberg coincided with one of the most turbulent stretches of Hohenstaufen collapse, with Emperor Frederick II's excommunication and the anti-kings election fracturing imperial authority across the German church territories. Bishops who had long minted under imperial license found themselves navigating loyalties carefully — Bamberg's coinage from this window reflects that institutional uncertainty rather than any single political alignment.

The Krug classification places this among the lighter bracteate-adjacent deniers of the Franconian episcopal series. At 0.42g it sits at the lower end even for this type.