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Denier - Otto III and Adelaide Gandersheim abbey
| Issuer | Gandersheim Abbey |
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| Year | 983-995 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a plain cross within a beaded inner circle, with a pellet or small ornament placed in each of the four angles formed by the cross arms. The surrounding legend is distributed around the inner circle, reading OTTO and D-I GRA REX, invoking the royal authority of Otto by divine grace. Letters are rendered in the angular, somewhat irregular style characteristic of Ottonian hammered coinage. The overall design is typical of late tenth-century Imperial deniers, emphasizing royal titulature over portraiture. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a highly stylized schematic representation of a church or abbey facade, enclosed within a beaded circle. The architectural motif features a central tower or gabled structure with flanking elements suggesting nave walls or buttresses, rendered in a flat, symbolic manner consistent with Ottonian ecclesiastical coinage. This image evokes the Gandersheim Abbey, the issuing institution associated with this coinage. The legend A M E N is distributed in the field around the architectural device, lending a devotional character to the reverse design. |
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