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Denier
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1072-1122 |
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| Weight | 0.52 g |
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| Obverse description | Schematic bird's-eye plan of a fortified citadel rendered in a highly stylised Romanesque manner, occupying the centre of the coin field. The architectural motif depicts a gated enclosure surmounted by a prominent arched gateway or tower element, surrounded by crenellated or arcaded walls indicated by linear strokes. The design is deeply struck in low relief typical of late 11th- to early 12th-century episcopal hammered coinage, with no legible surrounding legend. The irregular flan results in partial truncation of the architectural motif at the edges. |
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| Reverse description | No design recorded for the reverse of this type; the coin likely bears either a plain or incuse impression resulting from the hammering process, as is characteristic of many ecclesiastical deniers of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1072-1122) |
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