The Introduction of the Temple Denier
XPISTIANA RELIGIO

Triton XVIII, Lot: 1401. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.70 g, 1h). Class 3. Unspecified (Milan?) mint. Struck 822-840. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée; pellets in quarters / XPISTIANA RELIGIO, temple façade. Coupland, Money, Group F, 3; Depeyrot 1179; M&G 472; MEC 1, 792 (Pavia). Near EF, toned. Excellent metal.

From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 10 March 2010.