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Penny / Denier - Rudolph of Zaeringen Liege, church
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1167-1191 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse lettering | R O D E P C (Translation: Rudolph, Bishop) |
| Reverse description | Schematic architectural representation of a church façade featuring two tiered galleries and three bell towers rising above an arcade of three arches, rendered in the flat Romanesque style characteristic of Mosan coinage. A human face is depicted within the doorway at right, possibly representing a saint or the Virgin. The overall composition is a stylized depiction of the Cathedral of Saint-Lambert in Liège. |
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Rudolph of Zähringen held the see of Liège from 1167 to 1191, appointed through the direct intervention of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa as part of his broader effort to install loyal imperial figures across the Rhineland bishoprics. The Prince-Bishopric was a significant node in the lower Lotharingian monetary network, and its deniers circulated well beyond the diocese itself into the Meuse valley trading routes.
Dengis 365 is among the scarcer attributions in the Liège denier sequence for this period, with surviving examples tending toward thin flans — a consequence of the light striking weight maintained throughout Rudolph's episcopate.