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Denier - Odo Bourges mint
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 887-898 |
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| Currency | Pound (840-987) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the royal name and title of King Odo are disposed in cruciform arrangement across four quadrants of the field, reading in debased Carolingian Latin capitals. A circumscribed legend runs along the outer border, further identifying the ruler as king by divine grace. The lettering, characteristic of late 9th-century West Frankish provincial coinage, exhibits the irregularity typical of hand-engraved dies of the period. The overall design follows the standard Carolingian cross-monogram type established under the earlier Frankish kings. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ✜D✜ RX ✠ GRΛTIΛ D-I REX (Translation: Odo, king by the grace of God.) |
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