Bishoprics of Valence (Denier anonymous) 1100-1225

[RoyalCoinage]

Obverse: Winged creature.

Script: Latin

Lettering: Urbs Valentiai

Translation: City of Valence.
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Reverse: Cross finishing in pellets with an annulet in fourth quarter.

Script: Latin

Lettering: Sanctus Apollinars

Translation: Saint Apollinaris.
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(Sorry if the lighting is bad, I still haven't made a set up for taking photos.)

[Figleaf]

Nice coin! Much detail and legends fully legible. My first impression was that the figure is an angel, which fits in with a bishop, but later coins of Valence show an eagle, while on the earliest type, there is a cross behind (?) the head, so I settled for an angel morphing into an eagle. What's in a wing?

This is Duplessy féodales 2255. The shape of the A on your coin is slightly different and the S of APOLLINARS is upright, but many different dies are known.



It's a coin of Valence alone. Coins of Valence and Die all name the bishop.

Peter

[Tirant]

I like a lot these féodales coins. This yours looks so fine (probably better than mine  )