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Denier anonymous with crozier
| Issuer | Cahors, Bishopric and City of |
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| Year | 1150-1260 |
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| Weight | 0.9 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a crozier (episcopal staff) depicted upright, flanked by decorative elements in a crude, archaic style characteristic of southern French feudal coinage. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circular legend reading CIVITAS (City) in Latin letters around the periphery. The overall composition reflects the episcopal authority of the Bishop of Cahors. The flan is irregular and the strike is typical of hand-hammered medieval billon coinage, with some weakness at the edges. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a plain Latin cross with equal arms, occupying the full width of the inner circle and dividing the field into four quarters. The cross is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the peripheral legend reading CATVRCI or variants thereof, identifying the mint city of Cahors. The execution is in the rough, angular style typical of anonymous feudal deniers of the Quercy region. The hammered flan is irregular in outline, consistent with mid-medieval southern French coinage practice. |
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