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Denier - Otto III and Adelaide temple, DI GRA REX
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 983-995 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central cross with pellets or dots at two of the four angles formed by its arms, with abbreviated inscriptions in the remaining angles. A circular legend surrounds the cross, reading the royal titulature in Latin. The design is characteristic of late Ottonian coinage, with a somewhat irregular flan typical of hammered silver deniers of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized schematic representation of a church or temple facade occupies the center of the coin, depicted with a triangular gabled roof surmounted by a cross, flanked by towers or columns, and showing architectural details of the doorway below. The building is rendered in the flat, linear Ottonian style characteristic of imperial ecclesiastical coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the architectural motif, naming Adelaide, the co-regent empress. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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