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Denier - Hermann Ier Brisach
| Issuer | Duchy of Swabia |
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| Year | 936-949 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a stylized cross composed of interlaced letters, forming a monogram of the issuing authority in the Carolingian tradition. The inscription HRMANN PRISC is arranged around the monogram, identifying Hermann I and the mint of Breisach. The design is rendered in the characteristic flat, angular style of early medieval hammered coinage, with crude but deliberate letterforms. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, typical of mid-tenth century German silver deniers. |
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| Obverse lettering | HRMANN PRISC |
| Reverse description | Facing or slightly turned bust of King Otto I (Otto the Pious), depicted in a schematic style typical of Ottonian coinage, with a diadem or crown indicated by a row of pellets, and broad facial features rendered in low relief. The surrounding legend reads OTTO PIVS REX, identifying the Carolingian-style royal title. The portrait occupies the majority of the reverse field and is executed in the rough, abbreviated artistic conventions of early tenth-century hammered silver coinage. |
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