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Obol - Hugh Capet and bishop Hervé Beauvais mint
| Issuer | Hugh Capet (King of the Franks) |
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| Year | 987-996 |
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| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480 LP) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a crude monogram or interlaced design in the central field, characteristic of the episcopal coinage of Beauvais and drawing on the Carolingian monogram tradition. The design is boldly struck but irregularly defined, consistent with hand-hammered production of the late tenth century. The peripheral legend reads BELVACVS CIVITAS, identifying the city of Beauvais as the place of issue. The lettering employs Carolingian capital forms with the characteristic use of reversed or angular lambda-form letters (Λ) in place of standard A, a common feature of this series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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