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Light Denier - Henry
| Issuer | Bavaria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1126-1139 |
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| Weight | 0.82 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Duke Henry in the center of the field, rendered in a crude Romanesque style typical of 12th-century Bavarian bracteate-influenced coinage. The effigy displays schematic facial features with a diadem or crown indicated above the head. Surrounding the bust are stylized architectural or decorative elements, possibly representing a palace facade or arched frame. The overall design is characteristic of the primitive die-cutting technique of the period, with raised relief showing considerable irregularity across the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Henry the Black, Duke of Bavaria from 1120, was stripped of the duchy in 1126 by Emperor Lothar III following a prolonged power struggle rooted in the Welf-Hohenstaufen rivalry. These deniers were struck during the subsequent contested period, when Henry continued pressing his claims and the political authority behind any given issue was anything but settled. Bavarian bracteate and denier production of this era is notoriously difficult to attribute with precision — Fiala's classifications remain the working standard largely because no better framework has replaced them.