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Denier - Henry III Vienne mint

Issuer Kingdom of Arles
Year 1038-1056
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Value 1 Denier (1⁄240)
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Henry III inherited the Kingdom of Arles through the Burgundian succession of 1032, folding it into the Holy Roman Empire — but actual imperial control over the Viennois remained nominal at best. The counts of Vienne exercised striking rights with considerable autonomy throughout this period, and coins issued under Henry III's name reflect local monetary authority more than any directive from the imperial court.

The Vienne mint had been producing deniers on Carolingian weight standards since the ninth century, and this piece sits within that long regional tradition of slow metrological decline.

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