Triton XVIII, Lot: 1455. Estimate $1500.
Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CAROLINGIANS. Lot of six (6) AR Deniers. Lot includes the following: (
a) Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.51 g, 4h). Class 1d. Tolusa (Toulouse) mint. Struck 840-684. + CΛRLVS EX F, cross pattée / + TOLVSA CIVI,
Karolus monogram. Depeyrot 1003; M&G 1103; MEC 1, – // (
b ) Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.43 g, 10h). Class 2. Belgevagus (Brauvais) mint. Struck 864-877. + CAROLVS REX FRAN, cross pattée / + BELGEVAGVS CIVIT,
Karolus monogram. Depeyrot 136; M&G 1375; MEC 1, 909 // (
c) Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (22mm, 1.19 g, 12h). Class 2. Cwentow[i]ci (Quentovic) mint. Struck 864-877. + GRΛTPΛ D[–]I REX,
Karolus monogram / + CVVENTOVVCI, cross pattée; pellet in second quarter, annulet in third. Cf. Depeyrot 812 (for type); cf. M&G 716 (same); MEC 1, –; Haertle 90/138 var. (obv. legend) // (
d) Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (19mm, 1.66 g, 7h). Class 2. Rotumagus (Rouen) mint. Struck 864-877. + CRΛTIΛ RI REX,
Carolus monogram; retrograde S in monogram / + ROTVMΛCV•S CIVII, cross pattée. Depeyrot 878; M&G 910 –; MEC 1, 894 var. (ROTVMΛ•CVS) // (
e) Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.72 g, 8h). Metxullo (Poitiers) mint. Struck circa 864-877 and later. + CΛRLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + METXVLLO, cross pattée. Depeyrot 627; M&G 1064; MEC 1, 941 and pp. 238-9 // (
f) Odo (Eudes). King of West Francia, 887-898. AR Denier (20mm, 1.50 g, 12h). Biturices (Bourges) mint. + CRΛTIΛ DEI REX,
Odo Rex monogram; quadrate Os in monogram / + BITVRICES CIVITΛ, cross pattée. Depeyrot 202; M&G 1331 var. (obv. legend); MEC 1, –. Coins VF or better, toned, Toulouse coin with traces of hard green on obverse.
From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling.
