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Denier - Albert III
| Issuer | County of Namur |
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| Year | 1063-1102 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Count Albert III depicted in a rudimentary, archaic style characteristic of 11th-century Mosan coinage, with schematic facial features including wide-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a stylized beard rendered in low relief. The effigy is shown full-face within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by the partially legible Latin legend ALBERTVS along the periphery of the irregularly struck flan. The overall die work reflects the rough hammered technique typical of early medieval deniers from the Lower Rhine and Meuse valley regions. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross pattée occupies the central field, with pellets or small annulets disposed in the angles between the arms, a decorative arrangement common on 11th-century Carolingian-derived deniers. The arms of the cross extend nearly to an inner beaded circle, and small ornamental devices fill the quadrants. The circumferential Latin legend NAMVCVM, introduced by a cross pattée stop, identifies the mint city of Namur and runs around the periphery of the irregularly shaped hammered flan. |
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