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Penny / Denier - Henry of Leez Liege
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1145-1164 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Schematic architectural composition depicting a fortified building or church facade with a prominent central tower flanked by two smaller lateral towers, all set within enclosing walls, rendered in the flat, symbolic style typical of Romanesque ecclesiastical deniers. The letters L, O, and M appear in the field near the apex of the central tower, likely referencing Liège (Leodium) or a specific place name. The overall design reflects the stylized urban or ecclesiastical imagery common to 12th-century Low Countries coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | L O M |
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Henry of Leez (Henri de Leez) held the see of Liège during a period of sustained friction between the prince-bishops and the chapter of Saint-Lambert, with temporal authority over the Mosan region contested at nearly every turn. His coinage drew on minting rights that had been formally confirmed to the bishops of Liège by imperial grant generations earlier, making these deniers an exercise in jurisdictional assertion as much as a monetary instrument. The Dengis 314 type is among the scarcer attributions within his reign, with surviving examples concentrated in Belgian institutional collections rather than the open market.