Denier - Lothair I Pavia

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Middle Francia (Carolingian Empire)
King	Lothair I (843-855)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	840-855
Value	1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (840-855)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.29 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 318708
References	Morrison# 556 ; 557 Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Prou Car# 904 Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. , Gariel Car# LIX/24 Ernest Gariel. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne. Imprimerie Typographique de G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France (2 volumes). , Depeyr Car# 780J Georges Depeyrot. Le numéraire carolingien (3 volumes). , MEC I# 822 Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries): With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. , MIR LOM# 815 Alberto Varesi; 2000. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 1. Lombardia, zecche minori (2^nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.

Obverse

Short cross within circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ HLOTHARIVS IMP AV

Unabridged legend: LOTHARIUS IMPERATOR AUGUSTUS

Translation: Lothair, emperor august.

Reverse

PAPIA in one line.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PAPIA

Translation: Pavia.

Mint

Pavia, Italy

Comments

According to Coupland, the type with the name of mint in the field was minted in Italy throughout the reign of Lothair, unlike the mints of northern Middle Francia where this type only replaced the Denier with temple around 850.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (840-855)							$ 900

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