Italien Denaro ND Lucca, Hugo I or II Marquis of Tuscany AU/UNC

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Italy (Lucca). AR Denaro, ND, Hugo I or Hugo II, marquis of Tuscany (c. 950–1001). 1.05 g. AU/UNC. Nearly mint state with sharp details and strong mint luster — rarely seen for the type. Very rare. Silver. Catalog: CNI 4; MIR 98; Bellesia (2007) 1/B.

Numismatic Insight: The Lucca Denaro of Marquis Hugo — CNI 4 / MIR 98 / Bellesia 1/B

Overview: A silver denaro of Lucca naming Hugo as marquis (MARCHIO). Weight 1.05 g; grade AU/UNC with sharp detail and strong mint luster, exceptional for the type. Catalogued CNI 4; MIR 98; Bellesia (2007) 1/B. CNI and MIR attribute the coin to Hugo I (c. 950–961), but recent studies place it after 986 AD (Hugo II period). Very rare.

Design: Obverse — monogram of Hugo; legend +MARCHIO. Reverse — LVCA around a pellet; legend +CIVITATE (city of Lucca).

Historical context: Lucca was a major Tuscan mint and civic centre in the later tenth century. The marquises of Tuscany (Hugo I, then Hugo II) exercised regional power under Ottonian imperial frameworks; civic legends such as CIVITATE / LVCA assert the city’s identity alongside the marquis’s monogram. The debate between Hugo I and post-986 dating reflects ongoing refinement of tenth-century Tuscan chronology.

Numismatic details: AR Denaro. Weight 1.05 g. Grade AU/UNC (nearly mint state). Undated (ND). Issuer: Hugo I or Hugo II, marquis of Tuscany. Mint: Lucca. Catalog: CNI 4; MIR 98; Bellesia (2007) 1/B. Legends: +MARCHIO / +CIVITATE (LVCA). Very rare; exceptional preservation.

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