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Penning - Herbert van Kleef
| Issuer | Bishopric of Utrecht |
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| Year | 1139-1150 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of the bishop Herbert van Kleef rendered in a crude Romanesque style, depicted with short striated hair and a stylized beard, wearing ecclesiastical vestments. A crosier or pastoral staff is visible to the right of the figure. A partial Latin legend surrounds the bust along the coin's irregular periphery, partly obscured by weak striking and edge irregularities. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattee occupies the central field, with each quadrant containing a lozenge or quatrefoil ornament composed of four pellets or diamond-shaped elements, a characteristic decorative motif of Rhenish and Flemish ecclesiastical coinage of the mid-twelfth century. The cross extends nearly to the inner border, which is formed by a beaded or cable circle. A partial Latin legend encircles the design along the outer periphery, partially legible due to the irregular flan and weak hammer strike. |
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Herbert van Kleef served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1139 to 1150, a period when the see was enmeshed in the broader contest between the German crown and the papacy over episcopal appointments — the long tail of the Investiture Controversy. Utrecht's mint was among the most productive ecclesiastical mints in the Low Countries, and penningen of this type circulated widely across the Rhine delta trading networks. The vdCh 7#4 reference places this among a small numbered group with documented die links across the surviving corpus.