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Denier - Frédéric
| Issuer | Bishopric of Geneva |
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| Year | 1031-1073 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | A small cross pattée occupies the central field, set within a plain inner circle. The cross arms are rendered in a bold, somewhat archaic style characteristic of 11th-century episcopal coinage. Surrounding the inner circle, the Latin legend reads + GENEVA CIVITAS, identifying the issuing city of Geneva. The lettering is executed in Roman capitals of irregular module, typical of hammered medieval deniers. |
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| Obverse lettering | + GENEVA CIVITAS |
| Reverse description | A stylised architectural structure, rendered as a schematic temple or church façade with a triangular pediment and a decorative motif, likely a fleur-de-lis or foliate ornament, set within the gable. The structure is flanked by simplified pilasters or columns and is depicted in a highly stylised, flat relief consistent with Romanesque ecclesiastical coinage of the early 11th century. The surrounding Latin legend + FREDERICS EPS identifies the issuing bishop Frédéric, with EPS being the abbreviated form of Episcopus. The overall design reflects the conventional architectural reverse type common to episcopal deniers of the region. |
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