CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.26 g, 6h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 696.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Early Medieval, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 000

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CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.26 g, 6h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LVS in three lines / mEDOLVS around central ornament; L with hook. Coupland, Charlemagne 4; Depeyrot 605; M&G 268 corr. (rev. legend); MEC I, 727. Toned, areas of find patina, some porosity. VF. Rare.

Ex Agora Auctions 104 (8 February 2022), lot 210; Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1379; Elsen 101 (12 September 2009), lot 342.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 18 September at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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