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Denier - Thierry II Metz
| Issuer | Bishopric of Metz |
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| Year | 1005-1046 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse lettering | ☩ DEODERICVS EPS |
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| Mintage | ND (1005-1046) |
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Thierry II held the see of Metz from 1005 to 1047 under the direct patronage of the Salian emperors, and his episcopate coincided with a period of aggressive reassertion of imperial coinage rights in the Lotharingian bishoprics. The denier issues struck under his authority reflect the broader Ottonian-era policy of concentrating minting rights within loyal ecclesiastical hands — a deliberate counterweight to secular territorial lords encroaching on fiscal prerogatives along the Moselle corridor.
Kluge's Karolingerkatalog reference 333 places this type within a relatively tight die sequence.