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Denier - Henry IV
| Issuer | Bavaria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 995-1002 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a cross pattée enclosed within a pearl or beaded inner circle, with decorative elements in each quadrant formed by curved or wedge-shaped ornaments. A circular Latin legend surrounds the inner circle, rendered in the angular, somewhat irregular letterforms characteristic of late tenth-century Bavarian hammered coinage. The overall design reflects the Ottonian-Salian ecclesiastical and regal iconographic tradition common to Regensburg mint issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly stylised architectural or monogram motif occupying the central field, likely a schematic rendering of a church facade or a Karolingian-derived temple type with triangular pediment and columnar base, a type associated with Regensburg ecclesiastical coinage. Flanking elements and geometric ornaments fill the surrounding field. The outer legend, in angular Latin capitals of characteristically crude late medieval hammered execution, encircles the central design. The overall composition is typical of Bavarian deniers struck under Henry IV at the Regensburg mint during the late Ottonian period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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