Catalog
Obolo vegetable ornaments, cross
| Issuer | County of Girona |
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| Year | 934-1035 |
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| Currency | Dinero |
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| Reverse description | Stylised vegetable or foliate ornaments fill the central field, composed of intertwining curvilinear branches with pellet terminals arranged symmetrically around a central point, a decorative motif characteristic of Carolingian-influenced Catalan obol coinage. The legend GIRNDA (a contracted form of Gerona) appears around the periphery. The design is rendered in a bold, if somewhat rough, hammered style consistent with the workshop production of the County of Girona during the 10th–11th centuries. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The County of Girona operated as a nominally Frankish dependency for much of this period, yet its coinage increasingly reflected local autonomy as Carolingian central authority collapsed after the mid-ninth century. These tiny fractions circulated alongside Barcelonese issues in a fragmented monetary environment where no single Catalan county dominated exchange. At 0.2 g, production loss during striking must have been substantial, and surviving examples are almost invariably found in hoard context rather than single-find circulation.