Denier - Sico

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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Reverse description	A cross on three steps (a cross potent on a Calvary base) occupies the central field, with a pellet to the left and a pellet to the right of the cross shaft, flanking the design symmetrically. The cross is boldly struck and rendered in the early medieval Lombard style. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, running along the periphery of the irregular flan. The overall composition reflects the strong Carolingian religious iconographic influence prevalent in Beneventan coinage of the early ninth century.
Reverse script	Latin
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