Obol - Charles II Bourges mint; monogram

Features

Issuer Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire)
King Charles II the Bald (843-877)
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.
And 1 more volumes.
Prou Car# 741,
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.

Obverse

Cross in a beaded circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ CΛRLVS REX

Unabridged legend: CAROLUS REX

Translation: King Charles.

Reverse

Monogram in a beaded circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ BITVRICES CIVI

Translation: City of Bourges.

Mint

Bourges, France

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (840-864) 

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