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Denier In the name of Henry I
| Issuer | Lotharingia |
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| Year | 925-950 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a horizontal band of bold Latin letters forming the mint name across the center of the flan, flanked by decorative annulet and spiral motifs, with the legend arranged so as to shape an implicit cross composition. Above the central band, small pellets or stars are visible near the upper rim, while below a prominent angular symbol resembling an anchor or stylized cross-pattee occupies the lower field. The overall design is typical of Carolingian-Ottonian monetary tradition as practiced at the Cologne mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Henry I of East Francia — "the Fowler" — never actually ruled Lotharingia directly; the duchy passed into his orbit after a prolonged struggle with the West Frankish king Charles the Simple, who had held it since 911. When Henry secured Lotharingia around 925, local minting continued under his name even as the region's political loyalty remained contested. Coins struck "in the name of" a ruler rather than by direct royal administration are precisely the administrative ambiguity this formula reflects.
The variant classification against both Hävernick and Dannenberg suggests a die combination not fully absorbed into either corpus — not uncommon for Lotharingian issues of this transitional decade.