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Denier - Burchard III et Otton Ier Brisach
| Issuer | Duchy of Swabia |
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| Year | 954-973 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central inner circle enclosing a cross pattée, surrounded by a beaded inner ring. The circular legend +BVRCHARD DVX is distributed around the inner ring within the field, composed of large, somewhat irregular capital letters characteristic of Ottonian hammered coinage. The outer border is formed by a beaded or pearled ring. The overall design follows the typical Carolingian-derived denier format adapted by the Swabian ducal authority. |
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| Obverse lettering | +BVRCHARD DVX |
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Burchard III of Swabia died in 973 having ruled the duchy for less than two years, succeeding his father Burchard II after a gap during which Swabia was administered directly by the Ottonian crown. The joint attribution to Otto I reflects the political reality of Ottonian-era coinage: ducal issues rarely circulated without implicit imperial sanction, and the mint at Breisach — a strategically critical crossing point on the Rhine — operated under that dual authority throughout this period.
Breisach's position on the river made it one of the more active secondary mints in the duchy, though surviving deniers from this pairing remain scarce.