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Denier - Burchard III Zurich
| Issuer | Swabia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 954-973 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized church or temple facade in the centre, depicted as a structure with a prominent central shaft or tower surmounted by a cross, flanked by symmetrical architectural elements evoking columns or turrets. Scattered letter fragments and ornamental details occupy the surrounding field, consistent with Carolingian-derived iconography of ecclesiastical buildings. The outer border carries the mint name legend TVRECVM, identifying the place of issue as Zurich, within a beaded circle. |
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Burchard III ruled Swabia as duke from 954 until his death in 973, a period when Ottonian royal authority was actively consolidating control over the duchy following the turbulent reign of his predecessor. These deniers were struck at Zurich under episcopal or ducal authority — the precise institutional arrangements remain debated among specialists. Kluge's attribution places this squarely within the Carolingian-derived coinage tradition still dominant in the region at mid-tenth century.