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Denier In the name of Otto
| Issuer | Upper Lotharingia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 959-1025 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse displays a bold, widely-spaced retrograde or spread inscription arranged in the field reading S COLONI A, referencing the mint city of Cologne (Colonia Agrippina). The large letters fill the flan in an irregular layout typical of Carolingian and Ottonian monetary tradition at the Cologne mint. The flan is crudely struck and exhibits natural surface irregularities from the hammering process. No central motif is present, the lettering itself constituting the primary design element. The workmanship is consistent with ecclesiastical mint production of the late 10th to early 11th century. |
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Upper Lotharingia passed through the hands of several Ottonian rulers across this period, and the persistent "Otto" obverse legend made these coins deliberately ambiguous — a feature, not a flaw. The duchy's moneyers had little incentive to update dies with each succession, so identifying whether a given piece belongs to Otto I, II, or III is often an exercise in die linkage rather than epigraphy.
Hävernick 47 is a relatively scarce type within the Lotharingian series, with find concentrations along the Meuse corridor pointing to Metz or its environs as the likely striking location.