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ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Leo IV. 847-855. AR Denaro (23mm, 1.45 g, 1h). nomine Lothaire I, Holy Roman emperor. Rome mint. + HLOTHARIV(horizontal S), IMPA monogram; pellet above, two pellets below / + • (horizontal S)C(horizontal S) • PETRV(horizontal S), Leo Papa monogram. Depeyrot 867R; CNI XV 1; Muntoni 2 var. (obv. legend); Berman 26; MEC 1, 1042-3. Iridescent toning. EF.
Ex Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1587; Künker 163 (28 January 2010), lot 238.
INTRODUCTION TO GO BEFORE COIN
The ninth century was a period of significant change for the papacy and its relations with the Carolingian Empire. While Louis the Pious and his successors continued to include Italy as one of their constituent kingdoms, the empire, under the Treaty of Verdun (843) was divided into three parts. Further partitions in 855, 870, and 880, weakened Carolingian control of the Kingdom of Italy (Regnum Italiae), so that in 887, following the deposition of Charles III, a period of instability and rivalry followed. The cooperation between the papacy and the Carolingians shifted back-and-forth, with the popes of this period experiencing some independence. Much of the reason for this shifting relationship was due to Muslim presence in the area, with the conquest of Sicily and attacks along the Italian coast. As a result of a lack of aid from the Carolingians, the popes themselves began to take action, which was reflected on their coinage. While their issues still nominally recognized their Carolingian overlords, the popes now replaced the imperial monogram with their own monogram, or with their name (sometimes with a depiction of St. Peter).
TO GO BEFORE COIN
Leo IV (847-855), who assumed the papacy without waiting for imperial consent, repaired the churches damaged during the Arab raid of Rome in 846. He then set about building a wall around Vatican Hill. Finally, he organized a league of Italian maritime republics (Naples, Gaeta, and Amalfi) which. together with the papacy, defeated the Saracens at the Battle of Ostia (849).
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