Denier - Charles II Tours mint

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire)
King	Charles II the Bald (843-877)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	864-875
Value	1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (840-987)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.77 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 279079 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	Prou Car# 449-452, Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. Nouchy# 221 (p. 198), Patrick Nouchy; 1994. Les rois carolingiens de Francie occidentale : De Pépin le Bref à Louis V (751-987) = The Carolingian kings of West Francia : From Pepin the Short to Louis V (751-987). Éditions du Grenier Durocasse, Dreux. Gariel Car# XXXVI/267-270, Ernest Gariel; 1883. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne / 1ère partie. Imprimerie Typographiquede G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France. And 1 more volumes. Morrison# 915-918, Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States. MEC I# I, 903-904 Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Karolus monogram in a beaded circle.

Script: Latin (Carolingian)

Lettering: ✠ GRΛTIΛ D-I REX

Unabridged legend: KAROLUS GRATIA DEI REX

Translation: Charles, king by the grace of god.

Reverse

Cross in a beaded circle.

Script: Latin (Carolingian)

Lettering: ✠ TVR◊NES CIVITΛS

Translation: City of Tours.

Mint

Comments

There are varieties in legends.

See also

• Cross
• Monogram

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Numista Rarity index: 95

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Heritage Auctions World Coin Selections from the Morris Collection Monthly Online Auction 271928 Lot 37046	Jul 28, 2019	ND (864-875) – (fr) TVR◊NES CIVITΛS	VF (NGC XF45)	USD 246.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Künker Auction 323 Lot 2055	Jun 26, 2019	ND (864-875) – (fr) TVR◊NES CIVITΛS	VF	USD 195.26 (EUR 180.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

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