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Denier - Anonymous
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1180-1220 |
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| Weight | 0.31 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a bold, raised cross with broad arms extending nearly to the coin's irregular pinched edge, characteristic of the Basel bracteate-influenced pfennig tradition. The cross arms are rendered in high relief with a slightly curved, stylized form. Small decorative elements or pellets appear in the angles between the cross arms. The flan is irregularly shaped with four distinct pinches at the cardinal points, typical of southwest German hammered coinage of the late 12th to early 13th century. No legend is present, consistent with the anonymous episcopal issue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a incuse or weakly struck mirror impression of the obverse cross design, as is characteristic of thin hammered silver pfennigs of this period produced on a single-sided or near-single-sided flan. The cross motif is visible in shallow relief against a flat, slightly granular silver field. The irregular flan edges with four pinches are evident on this side as well. Surface shows natural aging consistent with medieval silver coinage. |
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