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Denier - Conrad Ier Zurich
| Issuer | Swabia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 983-997 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A plain cross with a pellet at its centre, flanked in each angle by a single bezant, the whole enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A continuous Latin legend reading CHVONRADVS DVX runs between the inner circle and the outer beaded border, with letter forms characteristic of Ottonian hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A monogram or letter form within a beaded inner circle, interpreted as the civic monogram of Zurich, surrounded by a continuous Latin legend reading +TVRECVM between the inner circle and the outer beaded border. The overall design is typical of Ottonian-era regal and ducal deniers struck at the Zurich mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (983-997) |
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