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Obolo - Hugo V
| Issuer | County of Empúries |
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| Year | 1269-1277 |
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| Weight | 0.3 g |
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| Obverse description | A sword depicted vertically in the central field, point downward, enclosed within an inner beaded circle. A circular Latin legend runs in the outer annular field between the inner beaded circle and an outer border, reading +IMPVRIAR, referring to the County of Empúries. The flan is irregular, as typical of hammered medieval Catalan coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | +IMPVRIAR⋮ (Translation: of Empuries) |
| Reverse description | A plain cross with a small annulet or pellet in each of the four angles, centrally positioned within an inner beaded circle. A circular Latin legend runs in the outer annular field between the inner beaded circle and an outer beaded border, reading :VGO:COMES, identifying the issuer as Hugo (Hugh), Count. The style is consistent with 13th-century Catalan feudal hammered coinage. |
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