Objekt 2108
Between Burgundy and Henry II
Description
In the Middle Ages the king was sovereign over city and country. But which
king’s subject was Basel? For nearly one hundred years the city belonged to
the kingdom of Burgundy which ranged from Lyon and Arles to Lausanne
and Basel. In 1006, Basel fell to the powerful East Frankish-German King
Henry II who also claimed the succession to the kingdom of Burgundy.
Accordingly, the image on the coins changed from the portrait of the Burgundy
king to the crown of the East Frankish-German king.
Object description
Denarius of the Münzstätte Basel
Conrad of Burgundy (937–993, left) and Henry II (1002–1024, right)
Basel, c. 950–980 and c. 1006–1010
silver
donated by Ms Ewig-Thurneysen and acquisition
Inv. 1905.2922. and Inv. 2018.868.