Denier - Louis I Marseille mint

Features

Issuer Unified Carolingian Empire
Emperor Louis the Pious (Hludovicus) (814-840)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 818-823
Value 1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency Pound (751-843)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.63 g
Diameter 21.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
8264
References MEC I# I, 773,
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Morrison# 444,
Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
Nouchy# 28 (p. 93),
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# XVI/65,
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# 886
Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.

Obverse

Cross pattée.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ HLVDOVVICVS IMP

Unabridged legend: LUDOVICUS IMPERATOR

Translation: Louis, emperor.

Reverse

Caption in two lines.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MASS
ILIA

Translation: Marseille.

Mint

Marseille, France (?-1858)

Comments

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Denier - Louis I (Marseille mint)
Jean Elsen & ses Fils
Auction 118
Lot 550
Internet Archive
14 Sep 2013 VF USD 809.91
(EUR 750.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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