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Denier - Sobon
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Vienne |
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| Year | 926-950 |
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| Weight | 1.15 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized monogram or symbol enclosed within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a band of radiating wedge-shaped lobes or petals in a sunburst arrangement, characteristic of Carolingian-influenced feudal coinage. The overall design is executed in a bold, somewhat primitive hammered style typical of tenth-century French ecclesiastical mints. The circumferential legend, reading VIENNΛ S, is distributed around the outer field between the radiating elements. A cross pattée initiates the legend. The flan is irregular and slightly buckled, consistent with hand-struck production of the period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Vienne's archbishops gained the right to strike coin through a series of royal concessions extending back to the Carolingian period, but the precise grant underpinning this issue remains disputed among French feudal numismatists — hence the absent PA reference number. The archbishopric sat at a commercially active crossing of the Rhône, giving its deniers genuine circulation weight in the region's trade networks rather than purely ceremonial relevance.
Boudeau 1040 is among the scarcer attributions in the Vienne series.