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Denier
| Issuer | Fraumünster Abbey, Zurich |
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| Year | 1045-1100 |
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| Currency | Denier (11th century) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a stylized frontal bust or figure in low relief, rendered in the crude yet expressive Romanesque manner typical of 11th-century Swiss ecclesiastical coinage. The design is enclosed within a roughly circular flan of irregular outline, characteristic of hand-hammered silver deniers of this period. Surrounding the central motif are fragmentary portions of a legend, partially legible due to striking weakness and flan irregularities. The overall execution reflects the primitive die-cutting traditions of the Fraumünster Abbey workshop. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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