Catalog
Obole - Arnould II
| Issuer | Abbey of Saint-Bertin |
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| Year | 965-987 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Crude helmeted bust facing right in low relief, characteristic of late Carolingian monastic coinage. The effigy is rendered in a stylized, almost abstract manner with visible helmet ridge above the face. The surrounding legend reads ✠ AVDOMARVAE in debased Latin characters. The die work is irregular and the flan notably uneven, consistent with hand-struck billon issues of the period. The overall design reflects the primitive engraving style typical of ecclesiastical mints in the Artois region during the second half of the tenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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