Denier - Berthold I

Obverse description	Central field features a stylized cross or cruciform motif enclosed within a beaded or dotted inner circle, surrounded by a braided or rope-like outer border typical of early medieval German coinage. The design is rendered in a primitive, high-relief hammered style consistent with 11th-century Swabian workshop production. The retrograde legend PERCTOLT, referring to Duke Berthold I of Zähringen, runs around the periphery of the coin. The overall flan is irregular and slightly cupped, as is characteristic of hand-struck deniers of this period.
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Reverse description	The reverse displays a stylized architectural or ecclesiastical motif, likely a schematic representation of a building facade or church, rendered within a beaded inner circle and surrounded by an ornamental border. The design elements include vertical and horizontal linear structures suggesting columns or towers, characteristic of the Ottonian-Salian artistic tradition in German coinage. The field shows traces of additional decorative ornaments flanking the central motif. The hammered flan exhibits the typical uneven surface and irregular outline expected of mid-11th-century southern German deniers.
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