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Denier anonymous
| Issuer | Bishopric of Lausanne |
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| Year | 1051-1374 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring a stylized cathedral or church facade rendered in a schematic architectural style, depicted as a triangular gabled structure surmounting a rectangular body with horizontal lines suggesting arched arcading or a portcullis. The building motif, a common episcopal symbol for Lausanne Cathedral, occupies the full field of the irregularly shaped flan. The surrounding legend LAVSANNA is arranged around the periphery in Gothic-influenced Latin characters, partially visible due to the irregular striking. The overall design is characteristic of anonymous episcopal deniers of the High Medieval period, with a bold, if somewhat crude, hammered execution. |
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| Obverse lettering | LAVSANNA |
| Reverse description | Central plain cross pattée set within a beaded inner circle, dividing the field into four quarters; the letter S appears in the lower left quarter, serving as a mint or episcopal mark. The outer field bears the encircling legend + MONETAS in Latin capitals, distributed around the periphery outside the beaded circle. The reverse composition follows the standard Carolingian-derived denier format common to Swiss episcopal coinages of the 11th through 14th centuries. The hammered flan is irregular and slightly uneven, typical of medieval workshop production. |
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