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Denier

Issuer Bishopric of Basel
Year 1072-1122
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Value 1 Denier
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Obverse description Irregular hammered flan with a roughly rectangular inner field defined by incuse lines. At the center of the field, a bold capital letter B occupies a prominent position, serving as the initial of Basel (Basilea). Surrounding the central letter, the abbreviated legend B V C is distributed across the field in widely spaced Latin characters. The coin surface shows the characteristic uneven texture of medieval hammered coinage, with granular details filling the field.
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Obverse lettering B V C
Reverse description Irregular hammered flan displaying a roughly rectangular inner field bordered by incuse lines. The central motif appears to depict a stylized architectural or figural device, likely a simplified facade or episcopal symbol, rendered in the crude schematic style typical of Rhenish episcopal coinage of the late 11th to early 12th century. The surrounding field is scattered with pellets and irregular punched marks. The flan edges are jagged and uneven, consistent with hand-cut planchets of the period.
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