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Denier - Hermann I and king Otto I Breisach mint
| Issuer | Swabia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 936-948 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | Central small plain cross set within a double concentric ring, the inner ring formed by a beaded or pelleted border, creating a characteristic medallion-within-field composition typical of Ottonian coinage. The surrounding field bears the royal legend +OTTO PIVS REX, distributed around the outer zone in bold Carolingian capitals. Small crosses or annulets punctuate the legend at intervals. The entire design is contained within an outer beaded rim. The style and layout conform closely to the Ottonian denier coinage associated with King Otto I, struck at Breisach. |
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| Reverse lettering | +OTTO PIVS REX (Translation: Otto, pious king.) |
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Hermann I of Swabia served as duke from 926 until his death in 949, and his coins struck jointly in the name of Otto I reflect the precise moment when the newly crowned East Frankish king — crowned at Aachen in 936 — was consolidating ducal loyalty across the realm. The Breisach mint, positioned on the Rhine, operated under episcopal and ducal authority and was active well before this joint issue, but coinages explicitly pairing a regional duke's name with the king's are relatively uncommon survivals from this consolidation period.
The "var." designation against Dann Sa#891 suggests a die or legend deviation from the primary type — worth cross-referencing against Kluge's work on Ottonian coinage if provenance allows.