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Denier - Odo I
| Issuer | Duchy of Brittany |
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| Year | 1040-1047 |
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| Currency | Pound |
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| Reverse script | Latin (retrograde) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Odo I's tenure as Duke of Brittany was contested almost from the start — his father Alan III died in 1040 leaving a duchy fractured by rival Breton lords and persistent Norman pressure from the east. The coinage issued under his name reflects administrative ambition more than political stability; Odo died in 1047, still a minor, having never fully consolidated ducal authority.
Billon deniers of this period survive in small numbers, most heavily worn from the active commerce of western Breton markets.