Denier - Louis IV the Child Cologne mint

Features

Issuer Lotharingia (Carolingian States)
King Louis IV the Child (900-911)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 900-911
Value 1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency Pound (855-959)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.64 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
194157
References Morrison# 1557-1560,
Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
Prou Car# 80-81,
Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.
Gariel Car# LXIV/18-20,
Ernest Gariel; 1883. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne / 1ère partie. Imprimerie Typographiquede G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Häv# 20,
Walter Hävernick; 1935. Die Münzen von Köln : die königlichen und erzbischöflichen Prägungen der Münzstätte Köln, sowie die Prägungen der Münzstätten des Erzstifts Köln vom Beginn der Prägung bis 1304. Neubner, Cologne, Germany.
MEC I# I, 828,
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Kluge Kar# 1
Bernd Kluge; 1991. Deutsche Münzgeschichte von der späten Karolingerzeit bis zum Ende der Salier (ca. 900 bis 1125). Thorbecke, Sigmaringen, Germany.

Obverse

Cross with pellets in quarters, within a beaded circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ LVDOVVICVS REX

Translation: Louis, king.

Reverse

Legend written in the shape of a cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

COLONIΛ
A

Translation: Cologne.

Mint

Cologne, Germany

Comments

There are varieties in engraving and legends.

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ND (900-911)  Photo $ 1600

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Denier - Louis IV the Child (Cologne mint)
Künker
Auction 227
Lot 2238
Internet Archive
11 Mar 2013 VF USD 2483.67
(EUR 2300.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Denier - Louis IV the Child (Cologne mint)
Spink
Auction 4023
Lot 195
Internet Archive
25 Nov 2004 VF USD 379.00
(GBP 300.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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