We see nice deniers and pennies here now and then, for instance in the "How Far Back Can We Go" threads. However, the Medieval ones, which can not be dated to a single year, never show up there. EddieDiz shows marvelous Hungarian denars in his personal threads; I don't think there is anything similar for other nations. Quite often they show up in posts asking for identification - but the ones we do know what they are, where should we post those?
So I think there is room for a thread where we can post deniers and pennies (and denars, pfennige, etc), in general, and here it is!RULES:I am thinking European coins, Medieval to early Modern time, so a couple of delimitations and exclusions:
- French (and other) deniers, Italian denari, Spanish dineros
and Noven, Hungarian denars, Serbian dinara, English (and other) pennies and sceattas, German pfennige, Dutch penningen and Scandinavian dittos - and any others with similar names - are all fine.
Hellers are in scope if dating to before 1385 AD and the Sicilian Terzo/Tercius is accepted as an "honorary Denier". - No multiples or fractions though. Only
single deniers/pennies. No doubles, no obols,
or Polish Solidi. Both petit Deniers and Schwaren/Heavy Pfennigge are ok.
- From the period CE 600-1700 is fine, before and after are outside the scope.
- Consequently, no Roman denarii and no modern coins.
- Silver, billon, or copper, all welcome.
- Islamic golden dinars - no, they are a different coin (and would outshine the European silver and billon). They certainly merit their own thread.
- Drachms (Sasanian and others) and dirhems - no, they have evolved directly from the Greek drachm and belong to another branch of coinage.
- Russian Dengas are no for the same reason. - Both the örtug and the Hvid are out of scope for this thread.- And, finally, it is not an identification thread, you should know what it is you post (issuer and time, to the degree that it is known). If you need an ID, it is more effective to start a separate thread.
Red text has been added to this post as the thread has evolved.So, a minimum of information is where it originates (domain and, if known, ruler) and time period when it was issued. Additional information, like interpretation of legends and any history associated with the coin is welcome, but in no way required.
To get us started, here is my first denier for the thread:
Denier tournois, France, 1245-1270, Louis IX. Billon. 0.92 g, 18 mm.

Obverse: LVDOVICVS REX (King Louis).
Reverse: TVRONVS CIVIS (City of Tours). Châtel tournois (Castle of Tours).
A common style for French late Medieval deniers. Tours is not necessarily the mint, it refers to the Tours standard for deniers.