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Denier - John I of Apremont 1st type with joint hands and blessing hand
| Issuer | Bishopric of Metz |
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| Year | 1224-1238 |
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| Reference(s) | Boudeau#1628, Flon#1-3 |
| Obverse description | Worn bust of the bishop facing left in orant posture, arms raised with hands joined in prayer. The figure is rendered in a schematic, early medieval style typical of Lorraine ecclesiastical coinage. The surrounding Latin legend is partially visible along the coin's irregular flan edge. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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John I of Apremont held the see of Metz from 1224 to 1238, a period when the bishop's temporal authority over the city was already under sustained pressure from the emerging communal movement. Metz would eventually become a self-governing republic, and the right to strike coinage was one of the contested privileges at the heart of that struggle. This denier belongs to a transitional moment — episcopal monetary authority still intact, but not for much longer.
The Flon reference distinguishes three die varieties within this first type, a narrow spread suggesting a limited and relatively concentrated period of production.