Denier - Bertha of Swabia
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Lorraine
(French States)  |
|---|---|
| Duchess |
Bertha (1176-1195)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1176-1195 |
| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.6 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 365947 |
| References | Flon# p.276, 3 Dominique Flon; 2002. Histoire monétaire de la Lorraine et des Trois-Évêchés. Société Thierry Alix, Nancy, France (3 volumes). , Saulcy# XXXVI, 28Félicien de Saulcy; 1841. Recherches sur les Monnaies des Ducs Héréditaires de Lorraine. Typographie de S. Lamort, Metz, France. |
Obverse
Mid-length figure of Bertha turned toward left, weing veil, holding scepter in right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: BERTA
Reverse
Short cross pattée within beaded inner circle, two stars in opposite corners. Legend retrograde.
Script: Latin
Lettering: NANCEI
Translation: Nancy
Mint
Nancy, FranceComments
Bertha was the widow of Duke Matthew I (died 1176), the mother of Duke Simon II who succeeded him, and the sister of Frederick Barbarossa. deSaulcy speculated that the coin was struck while she served as regent during Simon's accompanying Frederick on the third crusade.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1176-1195) | |||||||||||||||
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