Henry II, Emperor

ENRICO II, EMPEROR — Silver coin (1903–24) — Berlin,
Geldmuseum der deutschen Reichsbank.

It was continued until 1154; only from 1126 onward does it have its original value. E. was buried in Lincoln Cathedral.

Previously, E. enjoyed great esteem as a historian, but after the critical studies of Liebermann (1878) and T. Arnold (1879), his reputation declined. E. does not appear to have been sufficiently accurate. Nevertheless, he was a learned, skillful, and elegant writer. He also wrote epigrams and several minor works, including the epistle De contemptu mundi (PL 195, 979 ff.), and others that have not come down to us.

The best edition of the Historia (already in PL 195, 799 ff.) is that of T. Arnold (in Rolls Series, London 1879).