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Denier anonymous BLESIANIS CASTO
| Issuer | County of Blois |
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| Year | 970-980 |
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| Weight | 1.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Stylized diademed bust facing right, rendered in the coarse, schematic manner characteristic of early medieval French feudal coinage. A pellet appears in the field before the face, likely serving as a decorative or identifying mark. The hair is indicated by a series of triangular or wedge-shaped elements above the head, and a row of pellets is visible along the lower portion of the bust. The overall style reflects the degenerate Carolingian artistic tradition, with bold, deeply cut lines and an irregular flan typical of hammered silver deniers of the period. |
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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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| Mint | Blois |
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