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Denier - Cunon de Michelbach
| Issuer | Bishopric of Strasbourg |
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| Year | 1100-1123 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of the bishop within a beaded inner circle, rendered in crude relief characteristic of early medieval hammered coinage. The effigy is depicted holding a staff or scepter, with a stylized face showing large eyes and schematic facial features. The surrounding field is filled with a roughly incised legend reading CVNO EPS, identifying the issuer as Bishop Cunon. The overall composition is enclosed within a double or beaded border typical of Ottonian-era episcopal deniers. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Schematic representation of a fortified wall with three towers, a common heraldic device on Strasbourg episcopal coinage of the early twelfth century. The central tower is rendered slightly taller than the flanking ones, with crenellations indicated by horizontal banding. The architectural motif is enclosed within a beaded or cable border, and the overall style is highly stylized and flat, consistent with the primitive die-cutting techniques of the period. No legend is present on the reverse. |
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