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Denier anonymous BLESIANIS CASTO
| Issuer | County of Blois |
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| Year | 970-980 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross pattée occupies the central field, enclosed within a raised inner circle, creating a bold and prominent central device characteristic of Carolingian-derived feudal deniers. The surrounding legend, reading BLESIANIS CASTO, is disposed in a circular arrangement within the outer field, preceded by a cross pommée. The lettering is rendered in a bold, slightly irregular Latin majuscule script consistent with late tenth-century provincial die-cutting. The legend refers to the castle (castrum) of Blois, serving as the primary identifying inscription of this anonymous issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ BLESIANIS CASTO (Translation: Castle of Blois.) |
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| Mint | Blois |
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