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Denier - Theoderich
| Issuer | Bishopric of Basel |
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| Year | 1041-1055 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered field displaying the legend IOC D arranged around a central motif resembling a stylized cross or episcopal symbol, enclosed within a roughly rectangular inner border. The lettering is rendered in an archaic, irregular Latin script characteristic of 11th-century ecclesiastical coinage. The design reflects the primitive die-cutting style typical of early medieval German episcopal mints. The cross-like central device may allude to the bishop's authority. A cross precedes the inscription as indicated by the engrailed stop. |
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| Reverse description | Crude hammered field bearing the inscription IEB AA arranged boldly across the central area, enclosed within a roughly circular or rectangular inner border. The letters are large, angular, and irregularly spaced, executed in the primitive lapidary Latin script common to Rhenish ecclesiastical deniers of the mid-11th century. The legend likely references the mint city of Basel (Basilea) in abbreviated form. The overall design is flat and unadorned, consistent with the utilitarian character of early medieval episcopal coinage from the Upper Rhine region. |
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| Mintage | ND (1041-1055) |
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