This just got here today. Cleaned, but in a way that at least evokes having been found in the ground. Hermann (III, Count of Werl?), denar of Emden (in Frisia, apparently under Saxon ducal rule at this point, however indirectly), c. earlier 11th century. Obv. Profile; (From 11 o'clock; the pic is tilted a little: ) +HEREMON. Rev. Voided long cross (evoking, thank you, the issue of AEthelred II, and Scandinavian imitations). +A / HM / TH / ON (Emden). Here is some good stuff about the ambiguity of the attribution, from Forvm Ancient Coins. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=81358.0;wap2 What I need about this example is the near-surreal integrity of the legends. Whoever was at the mint that day Didn't show up hungover. (...if you were the 11th-c. northern European equivalent of middle class, what would you do?)
