Germany, Saxony (Meissen) AR Denar ND - temp. Conrad II (1024-39)

Germany, Saxony (Meissen) AR Denar ND - temp. Conrad II (1024-39)
1.06g. AU/AU. Obv: Cross pommee with pellets, symbols in legend “C-R-V-X”. Rev: Cross pattee with pellets, symbols in legend “V-E-R-H”. Dannenberg 1335 var., Kilger 5.2.1.A. The early pfennige of Saxony were known as "wendenpfennige" and "hochrandpfennige" from their up-raised edges and attributed to the early Polish bishoprics and kingdoms. More recent studies have concluded they were civic issues of various cities, with places such as Bremen, Halle-Giebichenstein, Meissen, Merseberg, and Naumburg being cited as points of origin.