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Maille - Anonymous Orchies
| Issuer | County of Flanders (Belgian States) |
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| Year | 1140-1180 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, two letters are arranged vertically in the field: the letter A above and the Greek letter omega (ω) below, referencing the divine inscription Alpha and Omega. The surrounding legend reads ✠ ORCSIET in uncial characters, distributed around the inner circle. The overall design is characteristic of anonymous Flemish bracteate-style small coinage of the mid-12th century, with a crude but purposeful strike typical of hammered mailles. |
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| Reverse description | A short cross pattée occupies the central field, its splayed arms forming a bold central device. A small letter e is placed in each of the four angles between the arms of the cross, a common decorative and symbolic feature on Flemish mailles of this period. The surrounding legend ✠ NOIESAT runs in uncial characters along the outer edge, enclosed within a beaded border, consistent with the abbreviated devotional inscriptions typical of 12th-century County of Flanders minor coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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