Denier - Hugh the Black

Obverse description	Central field bears the abbreviated legend COMS (Comes, meaning Count) arranged within the field in a roughly cruciform or dispersed layout, characteristic of early medieval Carolingian-style feudal deniers. The lettering is crudely executed in a debased Roman style, reflecting the hammered workmanship of the period. The surrounding circular legend reads ✠ CRACIA DEI VGO, identifying Hugh by the grace of God. The overall design is irregular and flat, with the legends occupying most of the flan surface.
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Obverse lettering	✠ CRACIA DEI VGO (Translation: Hugh, count by the grace of God.)
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Additional information	Hugh the Black, Duke of Burgundy, held Lyon through a period of sustained contestation between Burgundian ambition and the Carolingian successor kingdoms. His minting rights at Lyon were exercised during the years when the fragmentation of Carolingian authority was actively reshaping which local powers could legitimately strike coin — and which were simply doing so because no one could stop them. The Boudeau variant attribution here suggests a die anomaly or legend discrepancy not captured in the primary Duplessy reference.