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Denier - Otto III and Adelaide temple, DI GRA REX AMEN
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 983-995 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse description | Central cross pattée dividing the field into four quarters, each containing a pellet or small ornament, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding annular legend reads OTTO +DI GRA + REX AMEN in Latin characters, invoking Otto as king by divine grace. The die-struck design is characteristically rough and irregular, consistent with late tenth-century Ottonian hammered coinage from Regensburg. The flan is pierced at the top, suggesting later use as a pendant or decorative mount. The overall fabric is typical of Bavarian workshop production of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | OTTO +DI GRA + REX AMEN (Translation: Otto, king by God`s grace; amen.) |
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