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Obolo vegetable ornaments, cross
| Issuer | County of Girona |
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| Year | 934-1035 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Plain cross pattée occupying the central field, dividing the die into four quadrants. A circular legend reading GIRVNDA (Gerona) runs between two concentric beaded circles surrounding the cross. The coin is crudely struck in the Carolingian tradition typical of 10th–11th century Catalan coinage, with characteristic irregular flan edges resulting from hand-hammered production. |
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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. |
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| Mintage | ND (934-1035) |
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