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Silver penny of Emperor Otto III and Adelheid. Early Medieval, 991-1002. Minted in Goslar, Germany. When Otto III (980-1002) came to the throne of Germany in 983, he was only three years old. Unusually, his grandmother Adelheid, the widow of Otto I 'the Great', acted as his regent, and a coinage was issued in both their names. The design was loosely based on earlier coins issued within the old Frankish empire which showed a classical temple, but the design was 'modernized' to show a contemporary German wooden church. Diam. 20 mm. Weight 1.1 g. Inv. CM 1906,1103.5486.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART346753

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3600px × 1782px

Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY

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11th century CE

Early Medieval (600-1000 CE)

Holy Roman Empire

Otto III (980-1002 CE), Holy Roman Emperor

Ottonian (919-1024)