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Denier - Henry III Dortmund mint, bust facing left
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1039-1046 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal effigy facing left, rendered in the schematic Ottonian-Salian style characteristic of mid-eleventh-century German coinage, contained within a beaded inner circle. The bust displays a stylised crown and drapery indicated by incised lines. A circular Latin legend surrounds the beaded border, naming the issuing ruler. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Henry III inherited the German throne in 1039 and was not crowned Holy Roman Emperor until 1046, placing this denier squarely within his reign as king rather than emperor. Dortmund held particular strategic importance for the Salian dynasty — Henry II had elevated it as a royal residence, and the mint there reflected ongoing Salian investment in Westphalian infrastructure.
Kluge Kar#115 is among the more precisely attributed types in this reign, the Dortmund mint being one of the few in the region where die workmanship allows reasonably confident localization.