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Denier - Uto III and king Otto I
| Issuer | Bishopric of Strasbourg |
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| Year | 950-962 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | Schematic diademed bust of King Otto I facing right, rendered in the crude but expressive manner typical of Ottonian hammered deniers. The bust is composed of bold pellets and strokes indicating the crown, facial features, and drapery, with a distinctly archaic artistic vocabulary. The legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border, identifying the ruler as the peaceful king. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Uto III served as Bishop of Strasbourg from 950 to 965, and his coinage was struck in conjunction with royal authority under Otto I — the same Otto who would be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962, the year this issue's range closes. The joint attribution reflects the Ottonian practice of granting mint rights to ecclesiastical lords while retaining the king's name on coinage as a mark of overlordship. Strasbourg's mint was among the more active episcopal operations along the Rhine during this period.
The Kluge Karolingische reference situates this piece within a broader transitional coinage framework bridging Carolingian monetary conventions and the emerging Ottonian imperial system.