Issuer | Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire) |
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King |
Charles II the Bald (843-877)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 840-864 |
Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
Currency | Pound (840-987) |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 0.57 g |
Shape | Round (irregular) |
Technique | Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number | N# 343400 |
References |
Morrison# 1072; 1074,
Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
Nouchy# 20 (p. 128),
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# XXII/41,
Ernest Gariel; 1883. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne / 1ère partie. Imprimerie Typographiquede G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France.
Prou Car# 741, And 1 more volumes.
Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.
MEC I# I, 839
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Cross in a beaded circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ CΛRLVS REX
Unabridged legend: CAROLUS REX
Translation: King Charles.
Monogram in a beaded circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ BITVRICES CIVI
Translation: City of Bourges.
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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ND (840-864) |
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