Philip of Heinsberg - 1 Denar c.1167 - Archbishopric of Cologne

Country: Archbishopric of Cologne (German States) 
Archbishop Philip I of Heinsberg (1130-1167-1191)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: Undated (1167-1191)
Value: 1 Denar (Denier) (1000-1350)
Currency: Denar
Grade: VF30
Composition: Silver
Weight: 1.25 g
Diameter: 19 mm 
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Shape: Round (Irregular)
Orientation: Variable alignment ↺
Reference: Häv# 549

Obverse:
Philipp seated facing, holding crozier in right hand and cross-tipped scepter in left. Latine legend around

Lettering: + HIATPC EPISCOP.

Reverse: 
City view with walls, towers, and cathedral.

Lettering: EIA COTONIA PAICIIAI.

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint:
Cologne, Germany.

Comments:
Philip I (German: Philipp von Heinsberg) (c. 1130 – 13 August 1191) was Archbishop of Cologne and Archchancellor of Italy from 1167 to 1191.

He was the son of Count Goswin II of Heinsberg and Adelaide of Sommerschenburg. He received his ecclesiastical training in Cologne and Reims, becoming dean of the cathedral chapter in Cologne and then provost of Liège. In the late summer of 1167 he was promoted to the archchancellorship and archdiocese of Cologne, where he was consecrated on 29 September 1168. That year he intervened and mediated in the dispute between France and England.

Reference : Häv# 549

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...

Collection : German States coins