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Denier - Sico

Issuer Principality of Benevento
Year 817-832
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Central cruciform monogram of Sico, composed of interlaced letters with pellets or secondary devices in the quarters, executed in the Carolingian monogram tradition. The monogram occupies the central field of the flan and is the principal design element. A circular legend surrounds the monogram, reading in Latin along the coin's periphery. The style is characteristic of early medieval south Italian hammered coinage, with irregular flan shape and bold, somewhat rustic letterforms.
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Obverse lettering SICO PRINCES BENEBENTI
(Translation: Sico, Prince of Benevento.)
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Edge Plain
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