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Denier - Henry II unknown Frisia mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1002-1015 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse description | A plain cross divides the central field into four quarters, each containing a single pellet in relief, the whole enclosed within a beaded or linear inner circle. The surrounding field is occupied by a degenerate pseudo-legend, heavily stylised and largely illegible, representing a debased derivative of the imperial inscription HENRICVS RX. The flan is irregularly shaped and the strike characteristic of Frisian hammered coinage of the early eleventh century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Henry II inherited a deeply fragmented coinage network in Frisia, where local lords and bishops had long operated mints with minimal imperial oversight. The deniers attributed to unnamed Frisian workshops during his reign reflect that decentralization — the issuing authority is imperial in name, but the physical production was almost certainly delegated to regional ecclesiastical or comital administrators whose identities the surviving documentary record has not preserved.
The Ilisch NL1 references distinguish at least two die groupings within this type, suggesting more than one workshop was active, possibly in sequence rather than simultaneously.