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Denier - Otto I as emperor, Cologne mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 962-973 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large, bold inscription filling the central field, reading COLONI in two lines, with a cross-topped letter S above and a capital A below, referencing the Cologne mint. The letters are rendered in a robust, slightly archaic Carolingian-influenced style characteristic of Ottonian workshop production. A beaded border frames the entire design, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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Otto I received the imperial crown from Pope John XII in Rome on February 2, 962 — a coronation that reestablished the Western imperial title dormant since 924. The Cologne mint was among the most productive of the Ottonian period, benefiting from its position on the Rhine trade routes and proximity to the archbishopric, which held minting rights under royal grant.
Hävernick 64 is a well-documented type, but die linkage studies have shown considerable variety within the sequence, complicating precise dating within the eleven-year window.