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Dinero vegetable ornaments, bust

Issuer County of Girona
Year 934-1035
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Central field occupied by stylized vegetal ornaments arranged in a decorative pattern. Surrounding the central motif, a Latin legend reading GIRNDA (Gerona) is inscribed around the periphery. The lettering is characteristic of Carolingian-influenced Iberian coinage of the 10th–11th centuries. The flan is irregular and the die work is crude, typical of hammered medieval Catalan deniers of this period.
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Reverse description Schematic bust of the count facing right, depicted in a stylized, low-relief manner consistent with early medieval Catalan hammered coinage. The effigy is rendered in a crude but characteristic style, with minimal facial detail. No legend or lettering is present on the reverse. The flan is irregular with uneven borders, typical of 10th–11th century hammered silver deniers from the County of Girona.
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