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Templar Knights Era French Healing Angel Silver Denier Sterling Silver Pendant | Artifact #3084

Every treasure is unique, but we do have other treasures in this collection we are preparing for release!

Please let me know when a treasure like this one becomes available: 

Angel & Cross Denier - The Shining Silver Coin of French Crusaders and Pilgrims - A Celebration of Healing through Faith in an Heirloom Pendant

Please Note: This is an authentic French Templar Knights-Era Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

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Rare survivors of one of the most pivotal times in world history, these hand-hammered silver pennies portray a medieval angel on one side, and on the other, the Cross of Christ - the holy symbol of Christian Crusaders.

Angel Deniers are unique in that they were minted with the name of St. Apollinaris on them - a Saint legendary for miraculous healing.

So, like the crusaders and pilgrims, if you are going to carry a coin, why not carry one dedicated to a saint, especially a saint known for miraculous healing?

Your Angel Denier

  • Denomination: Valance Denier
  • Date: 1157 - 1276 AD
  • Reverse: The Cross of Christ - Legend: "APOLLI NARS"
  • Obverse: Medieval Angel - Legend: "VRBS VALENTIAI"
  • Coin Metal: Silver
  • Bezel Metal: Proprietary, Non-Tarnishing Sterling Silver
  • Articulating Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2 mm
  • Pendant size including bezel: 7/8” Across, 1 1/8” Tall - Diameter of a U.S. nickel.

April's Note: An amazing survivor of the Pilgrim Trails to the Holy Land. And, with two Cross styles clearly visible, a wonderful example of Templar Era coinage.

What kind of coins did the Templar Knights use?

We are often asked this question, and it's a good one. The Knights Templar where formed to protect the pilgrims traveling back and forth between Europe and Jerusalem. Minted in France during the time of the Knights Templar, this type of coin most certainly would have been found in a Templar Knight's pouch as he protected the pilgrims on their journey.

“Angel” denier hoards are found along the crusader and pilgrims trails to the Holy Land. The coins in our collection were part of a hoard discovered near Jerusalem many years ago. They had been in a private collection until we acquired them. These coins were used by one of the crusading knights or pilgrims, and amazingly, they have survived to tell us their story.

When a coin is discovered in a land far from where it was minted, we always ask, “How did it get there, and who carried it?” And for these “Angel” deniers, answers to these questions are fascinating ones.

As historians and numismatists, we see the 8th Century as one of the most important in European monetary history. Charlemagne (768-814), also called Charles the Great, and sometimes the “Father of Europe,” was King of the Franks, and the land over which he ruled became known as the Carolingian Empire. In just a few short years, he united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire, and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.

Charlemagne’s reign saw a substantial restoration of European political authority along with a complete redesign of its coins. During his reign, the Frankish (French) denier came into being and it (along with the British silver penny) went on to dominate European currency for 500 years.

The angel denier is one of the silver coins minted during this time by the Bishops of Valence, France between 1157-1276. The deniers of Valance were one of the main currencies of the Rhone Valley, and Valance was on the main route followed by pilgrims from northern or central France making the pilgrimage by way of Provence or Italy. They were carried not only by the pilgrims, but by the Provencal army on its way to the Holy Land as well.

Your Angel Denier Pendant comes with:

  1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
  2. A Detailed, Multi-Page Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht
  3. Detailed Historic Brief about the creation of Europe's Cross Deniers
  4. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
  5. Mini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure.
  6. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card

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