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Denier (coin)
The denier (; , , ; . d.) or penny was a medieval coin which takes its name from the Frankish coin first issued in the late seventh century; in English it is sometimes referred to as a silver penny. Its appearance represents the end of gold coinage, which, at the start of Frankish rule, had either been Roman (Byzantine) or "pseudo-imperial" (minted by the Franks in imitation of Byzantine coinage). Silver would be the basis for Frankish coinage from then on. The ''denier'' was minted in France, Cyprus and parts of the Italian peninsula for the whole of the Middle Ages, in states such as the patriarchate of Aquileia, the Kingdom of Sicily, the Republic of Genoa, the Republic of Siena, Kingdom of Cyprus, and the crusader state Kingdom of Jerusalem, among others. History Coin Around 755, amid the Carolingian Reforms, Pepin the Short introduced a new currency system which was eventually adjusted so that 12 pence (; ) equaled one ''shilling'' ('; ' or ') and 20 shillings eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Denier may refer to: People * Jacques Denier (1894–1983), French painter * Lydie Denier, French actress * Robert E. DeNier (1921–2010), American politician * C. Denier Warren (1889–1971), African-American actor Other uses * French denier (penny), a type of medieval coin * Denier (unit), a unit of linear mass density of fibers * Denier, Pas-de-Calais, France, a commune * ''The Deniers'', a 2008 book by Canadian environmentalist Lawrence Solomon See also * * Diener A diener is a morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the corpse. In the UK, the equivalent job title is "mortuary assistant", whilst the preparation, evisceration and reconstruction of the deceased is performed by an ana ..., German term for "servant; assistant" * Denyer {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
