Catalog
Denier - Siegfried
| Issuer | Bishopric of Augsburg |
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| Year | 1000-1006 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse lettering | SICEFRIDS EPS (Translation: Bishop Siegfried.) |
| Reverse description | Central device consists of a prominent triangular or gabled architectural motif — likely a stylised church facade or temple front — rendered in bold relief, a design element characteristic of Augsburg episcopal deniers of the Ottonian period. Below the architectural motif, the field carries a row of large letters continuing the legend. The peripheral inscription VVI AVGSTA CIVI (City of Augsburg) is distributed in large, somewhat irregularly spaced Carolingian majuscules around the field. The overall composition reflects the civic and ecclesiastical identity of the Augsburg mint, typical of German episcopal coinage of circa 1000 AD. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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Siegfried held the see of Augsburg from 1000 to 1006, a tenure short enough that coinage attributable specifically to his episcopate is genuinely scarce. Augsburg's mint was active under imperial license, and bishops there exercised minting rights closely tied to their political standing with the Ottonian crown. Siegfried's brief time in office, combined with the transitional moment between Otto III's death in 1002 and Henry II's consolidation of power, makes precise attribution of these deniers chronologically tight.