Catalog
Denier - Gothelo I / Gothelo II
| Issuer | Lower Lotharingia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1023-1046 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Schematic bust of a ruler facing left in low relief, rendered in the crude hammered style characteristic of early 11th-century Lotharingian coinage. The effigy displays rudimentary facial features and a suggestion of drapery or regalia at the shoulder. A peripheral legend encircles the bust, though the inscription is largely illegible due to die wear and the irregular flan. The overall design reflects the debased Carolingian portrait tradition common to contemporary Lower Lotharingian deniers. |
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| Reverse description | A sword depicted vertically in the central field, serving as the primary reverse device, flanked by the ducal legend in Latin. The inscription GOZELO DVX L identifies the issuer as Gozellon (Gothelo), Duke of Lorraine, arranged around the sword motif. The lettering is executed in a crude, angular hand consistent with 11th-century hammered coinage of the Lower Rhine region. The flan is irregular and the relief uneven, with portions of the legend weakly struck or partially off-flan. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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