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Denier - Immobilization in the name of Otto II
| Issuer | Lower Lotharingia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 973-1000 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A short cross with a pellet in each angle occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding circular legend, rendered in Latin capitals, reads OTTO IMP AVGVS, identifying the issuing authority as Emperor Otto in the Carolingian imperial tradition. The strike is characteristic of late tenth-century hammered silver coinage, with an irregular flan and variable relief. The beaded border frames the design and separates the cross motif from the peripheral inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ OTTO IMP AVGVS (Translation: Otto, August Emperor.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a place-name arranged in three lines in the form of a cross, a characteristic layout of Ottonian-era deniers imitating Cologne coinage types. The letters O, VN, ODHED appear in the angles of the central cross, serving as identifying marks associated with the mint or workshop. The overall composition follows the immobilized Cologne denier tradition, with the text fields separated by a plain cross. The hammered flan presents an irregular outline typical of the period, with moderate relief and variable die alignment. |
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