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Denier anonymous

Issuer Archbishopric of Mainz
Year 973-1002
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Technique Hammered
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Obverse description Central field features a stylized church or chapel facade in high relief, rendered in the Ottonian architectural convention typical of Rhenish ecclesiastical coinage. The structure displays a triangular gabled roof surmounted by a small pellet or finial, with a recessed doorway beneath containing additional pellet ornaments. A crescent moon appears in the upper left field, with small triangular or wedge-shaped ornaments flanking the structure. The overall design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with a plain outer rim. No legend is present on this side.
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Obverse lettering SCS MARTINVS
Reverse description The reverse displays a stylized cross or ecclesiastical motif in low relief at center, likely a simplified representation of a bishop's crosier or throne, characteristic of anonymous Ottonian pfennigs struck at Mainz. The design is crudely executed in the hammered tradition, showing a broad, spread form with multiple projections emerging from a central stem. The field is flat and worn, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The overall workmanship reflects the informal, anonymous character of late tenth-century Rhenish ecclesiastical coinage.
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