Catalog
Denier - Hermann Ier Brisach
| Issuer | Swabia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 926-949 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized architectural representation of a church or building facade occupies the central field, rendered in the highly schematic manner typical of Carolingian and Ottonian ecclesiastical coinage. The structure displays a triangular roofline surmounted by a cross finial, supported by columnar elements, and resting on a base, all executed in low relief. The mint name PRISAC (for Breisach) is distributed around the design in a circular Latin legend, referencing the Rhenish mint of Breisach am Rhein. The overall composition reflects the widespread use of church motifs on contemporary Swabian deniers as emblems of comital or ducal authority. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRISAC |
| Edge | Plain |
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