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 View CategoriesHome > Catalog > |Medieval & Modern Coins| > |Italy| > ME76444Lot of 8 Deniers of Lucca, Tuscany, First Crusade, 11th or 12th Century, "ERAT HAEC NOSTRA MONETA" During the 10 and 11th centuries, Lucca was the capital of the feudal margraviate of Tuscany, more or less independent but owing nominal allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1160 Lucca became an independent republic, which it remained for almost 500 years.
The deniers of the mint of Lucca along with those issued from the mints of Charters, Le Mans, Melgueil, Le Puy, Valence and Melle are mentioned by the chronicler Raymond of Aguilers who accompanied the count of Toulouse Raymond of Saint-Gilles as the "Erat Haec Nostra Moneta" the coins used in the Latin East by members of the First Crusade. These coins frequently turn up in hoards found in lands held by the Franks in Syria and Palestine.
ME76444. Billon denier, cf. Metcalf 9 - 18, Lucca mint, weight c. 0.7g, maximum diameter c. 16mm, 11th or 12th century; obverse +IHPERATOR, degraded OTTO monogram; reverse +ENRICVS (blundered), LVCΛ around central pellet; SOLD
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