Denier
Obverse © Avers denier Genève – Reverse © Revers denier Genève
Features
| Issuer |
Bishopric of Geneva
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1371-1394 |
| Value | 1 Denier |
| Currency | Denier (1019-1135) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.9 g |
| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 80489 |
| References | HMZ 1# 293 Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 1 - Die Münzen der Schweiz : Antike bis Mittelalter. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Portrait on the left of Saint Peter with a halo and the inscription S PETRVS
Lettering: + S PETRVS
Reverse
Stylized cross of St. Peter's cantoned in 1 of an S and in 3 of a globule.
Lettering: + GENEVAS
Edge
Plain
Comments
It is a denarius of the bishopric of Geneva, bearing the name of Saint Peter, patron saint of the city, struck during the period when the Bishop of Geneva had his temporal rights confirmed by the Germanic Emperor, at a time when the Swiss cantons were still German possessions.
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