Catalog
Denier - Hugh Capet
| Issuer | Senlis, County of |
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| Year | 981-987 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the abbreviated ducal title HVCO DVX arranged around a small crosslet, the letters disposed irregularly across the flan in the characteristic Carolingian denier tradition. A circular beaded inner border encloses the central motif, with the circumferential legend reading CRΛTIΛ D-I DVX running around the periphery. The die-work is executed in a bold, slightly crude hammered style typical of late tenth-century feudal French minting. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular flan shape and uneven strike of contemporary hand-hammered silver issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | HVCO DVX ✠ CRΛTIΛ D-I DVX (Translation: Hugh, duke by the grace of God.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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