CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.17 g, 1h). Contemporary imitation of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) mint issue. Uncertain mint in Frisia. Struck circa 830.Triton XXIII – Session Three – Roman Imperial Coinage Part II through World Coinage Part I Early Medieval, Gold Sold For $ 5 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.17 g, 1h). Contemporary imitation of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) mint issue. Uncertain mint in Frisia. Struck circa 830. IIDII[...]VDOVVIIIIV ΛVI, laureate and draped bust right / IIIIIIIIOIIIIIIII, small cross pattée within wreath with /|\ ties. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 86; Grierson, Gold, Type V(b)-(m) (same dies as illustration); cf. Prou 1076; cf. BMC Carolingians 78; MEC -. Struck with worn and slightly rusty dies. VF. Very rare. |