Denier - Otto I / Otto II as emperors; temple

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Italy (Carolingian States)
King Otto I the Great (Otto I) (951-973)
Otto II (980-983)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 962-983
Value 1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency Pound (781-1024)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.1 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
113346
References CNI VII# 1-6; 9,
Vittorio Emmanuele III di Savoia; 1915. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 7. Veneto (Venezia, Parte I – dalle origini a Marino Grimani). Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy.
MEC XII# 6-7,
William R. Day Jr., Michael Matzke, Andrea Saccocci; 2016. Medieval European Coinage 12 / Italy I: Northern Italy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
CNI V# 44.6
Vittorio Emmanuele III di Savoia; 1914. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 5. Lombardia (Milano). Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy.

Obverse

Cross with four pellets in angles inside a circle of beads, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ OTO IMPERATOR

Translation: Otto, emperor.

Reverse

Temple with with II+IP at place of columns, degenerate legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PITIVLVNIV
II+IP

Translation: Christian religion.

Mint

Venice, Italy (1172)

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Denier - Otto I / Otto II (as emperors; temple)
Artemide Aste
Artemide 51E
Lot 848
Internet Archive
27 Jun 2020 VF USD 324.27
(EUR 300.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Denier - Otto I / Otto II (as emperors; temple)
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 65
Lot 3319
Internet Archive
19 May 2012 VF Unsold
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