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Denier - Humbaud
| Issuer | Huriel, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1095-1120 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | Central composition of four crosslets arranged symmetrically to form a larger composite cross, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Each crosslet is of the pattée type, creating a bold geometric motif characteristic of Romanesque feudal deniers. The surrounding legend DE VRIΛCO — identifying the place of issue as Huriel — is inscribed between two concentric borders and introduced by a cross pattée. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-hammered production of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Huriel was a lordship in the Bourbonnais, and its coinage rights were exercised during a period when the Capetian crown had little practical ability to suppress baronial minting across central France. Humbaud II of Huriel, to whom this denier is attributed, was a minor lord whose monetary output was limited enough that surviving examples are genuinely scarce — Boudeau noted the type but with evident difficulty finding reference specimens.
The billon content is low even by Bourbonnais standards of the period.