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1 Denaro "Albulo" - In name of Otto
| Issuer | Republic of Lucca (Lucca, Italian States) |
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| Year | 1270-1316 |
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| Diameter | 13 mm |
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| Obverse description | Frontal crowned bust of a ruler depicted in a highly stylized, archaic manner characteristic of medieval Italian hammered coinage. The effigy is rendered with a broad, flat face and a simple crown, set within a beaded or linear inner circle. The surrounding field bears the legend in uncial Latin characters. The overall execution is crude yet consistent with Lucchese denaro production of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. |
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| Reverse description | The celebrated Ottonian monogram of Emperor Otto I, retained as a dynastic and civic symbol on Lucchese coinage long after the Ottonian dynasty. The monogram is formed by interlaced letters with a prominent thick horizontal crossbar adorned with pellets at its terminals, flanked by vertical strokes, giving the design a cross-like architectural appearance. The legend OTTO REX runs in the surrounding field in Latin characters. The strike is irregular, typical of hammered medieval billon issues. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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