HEINRICH III denar or pfennig

[Vladislav D]

I don't know why I bought this coin without any research , probably nice picture   . Now , after I did some homework , I realize that this is a rare denar or pfennig of king of the Germany and Holy Roman Emperor HEINRICH III (1039-1056) , Half-length portrait of Mary with hands raised , in front of her the head of the Christ Child. // Church, in CH / ON  , Dannenberg 838 . I found the book "Die Deutschen Münzen Der Sächsischen Und Fränkischen Kaiserzeit " by Hermann Dannenberg , but with the plates only , no description .  Does anyone have more info about this coin ?
Regards ,
Vlad .

[WelfIV]

Hello Vlad,

I think your determination is correct.
This is a denar (or pfennig as both words mean the same) from the royal mint at the city of Speyer.

Here you can find two other specimens including photos and realized prices in the acsearch database:
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=532907
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1217385
I hope the links work.

If you are interested in the description of this coin from Dannenberg's book, I can make a copy.
But it is in German language and it's a rather old book, so I don't know if the short description is of interest for you.

Regards,
Peter

[Vladislav D]

Thank you for the info Peter
Happy New Year !
Regards ,
Vlad.