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Denier - Odo Curtisasonien mint
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 887-898 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Royal Carolingian monogram of King Odo occupying the central field, composed of interlaced letters in the Carolingian tradition, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The monogram incorporates the letters of ODO in a cruciform arrangement typical of ninth-century Frankish royal coinage. A circular legend reading ✠ MISERICORDIA DI (God's mercy) surrounds the beaded circle in the outer field. The die-cutting is characteristic of the hammered silver deniers produced under the West Frankish monarchy, with letters rendered in a bold, slightly irregular style consistent with the period. |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek-style cross with equal arms occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The cross, a standard Carolingian type, is boldly struck and well-centered within the inner circle. The surrounding outer field bears the mint legend ✠ I-CVRTISΛS✜NIEN, identifying the Courgeon (Curtisasonien) mint, rendered in the angular Carolingian minuscule script characteristic of late ninth-century West Frankish issues. The overall fabric is irregular, as is typical of hand-hammered silver deniers of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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