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France, Provincial, Duchy of Normandy William the Conqueror, 1035 - 1087
Similar reverses are sometimes described as a two-towered cathedral facade, however, the evolution of the type suggests something different. Richard I (942 - 996) struck a denier at Rouen with a temple reverse, imitative of a type struck by Louis the Pius, son of Charlemagne. Only a few years later, by the turn of the millennium, the temple had degenerated into a variety of nearly unrecognizable abstract patterns. That the image on this specimen may resemble a two-towered cathedral is likely only coincidental. More than 20 different abstract "temple" types are known. A tag received with this coin identifies it as struck by William I the Conqueror, cf. Legros 312. Legros is an unpublished dissertation and we have never been able to find a copy. Roberts' attributes this type to Henry I, 1106 - 1135. Dumas attributes it to William I the Conqueror. The weight of this coin does suggest it was struck under William, during whose rule, according to Dumas, the weight of the denier dropped below 0.8g.ME113214. Silver denier, cf. Dumas pl. XX, 1 - 2; Poey d'Avant 138, pl. V, 3; Roberts 4833, aVF, dark toning, Rouen mint, weight 0.776g, maximum diameter 19.6mm, c. 1070 - 1087; obverse NORMAN DVX, short cross pattée, pellet in each angle, within linear inner border, blundered imitation of a legend around; reverse crude abstract temple, center pellet between triangular pediment peak, pellet on each side of temple, annulets on lower outer left and right edges of building, pellet below, cross at the bottom; rare; SOLD
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