Saint Stephan kneeling right, his arms open, Cross, Flon N°1 p186 ; Robert et Serrure p 43An extremely rare denier minted by Bishop Heriman for the Bishopric of Metz. Ideally centered and covered with a beautiful collector's patina, it is nonetheless marred by some minor striking weaknesses.Located in Lorraine, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, Metz was an important political and religious center. Its lord wielded both spiritual and temporal power, including the right to mint coins. Influenced by the Gregorian Reform, Heriman produced coinage rich in the diversity of its iconography., +HERIMANN'EPS, S STPH ANVS // M-ET-T-IS