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Denier - Immobilization of Ralph
| Issuer | Chartres, County of |
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| Year | 940-950 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design displays a plain Greek cross with equal arms, occupying the full inner field and dividing it into four quadrants. The cross is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, beyond which the circumferential legend ✠ CΛRTIS CIVITΛS is inscribed in capital Latin letters, identifying the city of Chartres as the place of issue. The execution is characteristic of 10th-century feudal deniers, with slightly irregular letter spacing and a somewhat crude though legible strike. The flan edges are uneven, consistent with hand-cut planchets of the period. This reverse type follows the standard Carolingian cross-and-legend formula common to contemporary French feudal coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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