Catalog
Denier - Henry II
| Issuer | Bavaria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 985-995 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A plain cross with expanded arms occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. In each of the four angles formed by the cross arms appear small symbols: a wedge, a pellet, a ring, and a second pellet. The surrounding area between the inner circle and the coin's irregular edge bears a largely degenerate or pseudo-epigraphic legend rendered in crude lettering consistent with late 10th-century Bavarian coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylized schematic representation of a church or cathedral façade dominates the reverse field, depicted with a triangular gable roof above a nave with lateral extensions suggestive of towers or transepts. The letters SIC appear within the body of the building. The surrounding legend, largely degenerate and pseudo-epigraphic, encircles the design in the typical manner of late Ottonian Bavarian deniers, reflecting the progressive stylization characteristic of coinage from this period. |
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