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Denier - Otto I Strasbourg mint
| Issuer | East Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 936-962 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Otto I, rendered in schematic Ottonian style within a beaded inner circle. The effigy displays a diademed head with stylized facial features, draped shoulders, and is set against a flat field. The surrounding legend reads + OTTO REX PACIFICVS, distributed around the periphery between the inner beaded border and the outer edge of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Schematic depiction of a church facade with a central tower surmounted by a stylized lily finial, rendered in the linear Ottonian hammered tradition. The architectural motif, representing the cathedral of Strasbourg, is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential legend ARGENTINA CIVITAS runs around the field between the inner border and the irregular coin edge. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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