Catalog
Denier - Adalbero II
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 999-1025 |
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| Weight | 0.65 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the mint name BASILEA arranged in two lines across the field, reading BAS-I / LEA, with the letters boldly rendered in a Romanesque lapidary style characteristic of Ottonian episcopal coinage. The irregular hammered flan results in portions of the legend being partially off-flan or weakly struck. The surrounding area shows a plain or lightly decorated border consistent with the simple peripheral treatment seen on contemporaneous Rhenish deniers. The overall die work reflects the hand-engraved artisanal quality typical of early 11th century ecclesiastical mints in the Upper Rhine region. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (999-1025) |
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