Obol - Odo Toulouse mint; ODDO REX FR

Features

Issuer Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire)
King Odo (887-898)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 887-898
Value 1 Obol (1⁄480)
Currency Pound (840-987)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.59 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
346415
References Nouchy# 47 (p. 247),
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# XLVIII/53 ; 55,
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# 1339; 1342,
Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
Prou Car# 825,
Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.
MEC I# I, 989
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: ✠ ODDO REX FR-C

Unabridged legend: ODDO REX FRANCORUM

Translation: Odo, king of the Franks.

Reverse

ODDO as a cross in a beaded circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ TOLOSA CIVI

Unabridged legend: TOLOSA CIVITAS

Translation: City of Toulouse.

Mint

Toulouse, France (?-1837)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (887-898)  Photo (fr) ODDO en croix autour d'un besant.
ND (887-898)  (fr) ODDO en croix sans besant.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Obol - Odo (Toulouse mint; ODDO REX FR)
CGB
Live Auction December 2020
Lot 302
Internet Archive
8 Dec 2020 ND (887-898) – (fr) ODDO en croix autour d'un besant. VF USD 486.07
(EUR 450.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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