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Denier - Lothair and count Herbert Troyes mint
| Issuer | Champagne and Brie, County of |
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| Year | 983-986 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central plain cross with a single pellet in each of the four quarters, the whole enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads HERBERTVS CO, identifying the issuing authority as Herbert, Count of Troyes. The lettering is rendered in crude Carolingian capitals characteristic of late tenth-century feudal coinage, with individual letters partially obscured by the irregular flan. The overall design follows the standard Carolingian denier type adapted for comital use. |
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| Obverse lettering | HERBERTVS CO (Translation: Herbert, count.) |
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This denier was struck during a three-year window of shared authority between Lothair, king of the Franks, and Herbert, count of Troyes — an arrangement reflecting the fragmented political reality of late Carolingian Francia, where regional magnates increasingly dictated terms of local coinage. The Troyes mint was among the more active in the Champagne region, its output tied directly to the commercial traffic along routes that would later anchor the great Champagne fairs. Lothair died in 986, ending the reign and, with it, this particular joint attribution.