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Denier - Bérenger de Wetterau
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1057-1072 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features an ornate cross pattée with trefoil or fleur-de-lis terminals, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The cross arms are elaborately stylized in the Ottonian-Salian hammered tradition, with decorative flourishes at each extremity. The surrounding legend reads BERINGERVS, introduced by a cross patty, running along the outer border of the coin. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, typical of mid-eleventh-century episcopal coinage from the Upper Rhine region. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central design field, heavily worn, surrounded by a beaded circle enclosing what appears to be a stylized architectural or symbolic motif consistent with Salian-period episcopal deniers. The outer legend BASILEA CIV, preceded by a cross, identifies the mint city of Basel (Basilea Civitas), affirming the coin's episcopal civic attribution. The lettering is arranged in a circular band around the inner field, with individual characters showing the characteristic irregular spacing of hand-engraved dies. The flan exhibits the rough, uneven edges typical of hammered coinage of the period. |
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