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Denier - Henry V Aachen mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1106-1125 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned bust of Henry V in high relief, depicted in a rigid, Romanesque style characteristic of early 12th-century imperial coinage. The emperor is shown wearing a tall crown adorned with pendilia, his face rendered frontally with stylized features. In his right hand he holds a scepter surmounted by a fleur-de-lis, and in his left a scepter topped with a crosslet. The bust is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A schematic representation of a Romanesque church or cathedral facade rendered in the characteristic Ottonian-Salian architectural style, depicted with a central nave, flanking towers, and an arched portal. The structure occupies the central field and is surrounded by the mint legend. The design reflects the importance of Aachen as the imperial coronation city and seat of Carolingian heritage. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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