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Obol - Lothair II Bourges mint, temple
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 954-986 |
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| Currency | Pound (840-987) |
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| Obverse description | A bold pattée cross occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The cross arms are broad and wedge-shaped, rendered in the Carolingian hammered tradition. A Latin regal legend reading + LOTERIVS REX (King Lothair) encircles the design between the beaded border and the outer rim, with a cross pattée preceding the legend. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised Carolingian temple or church facade with a triangular pediment supported by four columns is depicted in the central field, rendered in the flat, schematic manner typical of 10th-century Frankish coinage. The columns are clearly delineated beneath the pitched roof, evoking the monumental architecture of Bourges. A Latin civic legend encircles the type between the beaded border and the outer rim, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Mint | Bourges |
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