Denier - Benedict VI / Benedict VII and emperor Otto I / Otto II monogram; St. Peter bust

Denier - Benedict VI / Benedict VII and emperor Otto I / Otto II (monogram; St. Peter bust) - obverseDenier - Benedict VI / Benedict VII and emperor Otto I / Otto II (monogram; St. Peter bust) - reverse

© Museo Nazionale Romano

Features

Issuer Papal States
Pope Benedict VI (Benedictus VI) (972-974)
Benedict VII (Benedictus VII) (975-983)
Emperor Otto I the Great (Otto I) (962-973)
Otto II the Red (980-983)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 973-983
Value 1 Denier
Currency Denier (772-983)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.95 g
Diameter 17.99 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
347630
References CNI XV# 7-8 (p. 99),
Vittorio Emmanuele III di Savoia; 1934. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 15. Roma / Parte I (dalla caduta dell' Impero d'Occidente al 1572). Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy.
Munt# 4 (p. 23)
Francesco Muntoni; 1996. Le Monete dei Papi e degli stati Pontifici / Volume 1. Da Adriano I alla Sede Vacante 1559 : 772-1559 (2nd edition). Urania Editrice, Rome, Italy.
And 3 more volumes.

Obverse

Papal monogram in a beaded circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BE PP
✠ OTTO IMPE ROM

Translation:
Pope Benedict.
Otto, emperor of the Romans.

Reverse

St. Peter bust, legend on the sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S PE

Translation: Saint Peter.

Mint

Rome, Italy

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