Denier - Henry V

Henry V of Carinthia ruled the duchy during a period of acute tension between the Babenberg and Spanheim dynasties competing for influence in the southeastern Alpine marches. His coinage belongs to a regionally distinct tradition of thin, broad deniers produced across the Carinthian and Styrian mints in the twelfth century — physically fragile pieces that survive intact far less often than their mintage volumes might suggest. The CNA Cb 5 classification places this squarely among the earlier Spanheim-period issues before the type fragmented into increasingly localized die production.