1 Bolognino "Denaro Bolognese" - Enrico VI 1191-1337

Weight

0.5 g

Diameter

18 mm

Thickness

1 mm

Material

Silver

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Ring at center with inscription inside. Cross on top with legend surrounding.

Back design

Gothic A with 4 circles top, bottom & sides. Legend surrounding with cross on top.

Year of Minting

1191-1337

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Variable alignment ↺

Inscriptions

Obverse: I P R T ENRICIIS Reverse: A BO oNO oNI

Context

This is the first Bolognese coin. Henry VI's diploma granted the right to mint money with the proviso that the new Bolognese currency was not equal to the imperial currency in quantity, shape or value. From a document dated July 28, 1191, the "denarium Bononiense" appears for the first time, together with the Veronese money. Its value was to be equal to one third of the imperial money, according to a document dated February 5, 1205 which mentions the payment of 41 imperial lire in "bononienses scilicet tres bononienses pro uno quoque imperiali". The new currency was immediately widespread throughout Emilia and its league was adopted by other cities: in an agreement between Bologna and Ferrara on 1 February 1205, the Ferraresi undertook to adapt their currency to that of Bologna and to this agreement also joined Parma in 1209 and a few years later in 1233 Reggio Emilia also had to join. Taken from: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3455635

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0