Denier - Louis I Tours mint; City gate

Features

Issuer	Unified Carolingian Empire
King	Louis the Pious (814-840)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	814-818
Value	1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (751-843)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.70 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 343560 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	Morrison# 368, Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States. Nouchy# 72 (p. 105), 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# XIX/133-135, 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# 444-445 Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.

Obverse

Diademed bust facing right, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HLVDDOVICVS IMP AVG

Unabridged legend: LUDOVICUS IMPERATOR AUGUSTUS

Translation: Louis, emperor august.

Reverse

City gate, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ TVRONES

Translation: Tours.

Mint

Tours, France

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Date				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (814-818)

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