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CNG Feature Auction 117

Lot nuber 739

CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AV Solidus (23mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) mint issue. Uncertain mint in Frisia. Struck circa 830.


CNG Feature Auction 117
Lot: 739.
 Estimated: $ 1 500

Early Medieval & Islamic, Gold

Sold For $ 2 500. 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 (23mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) mint issue. Uncertain mint in Frisia. Struck circa 830. (retrograde D)IIVIИDDIИVIC, laureate and draped bust right / IIIIIIVIIIIOI(ИV)III, small cross pattée within pelleted wreath with no ties. Cf. Grierson, Gold, Type XXVIII; cf. Prou 1076; cf. BMC Carolingians 78; MEC 1, –; EMC 2018.0005 = Coin Register 2019, 134 (this coin). Creased with associated crack, pierced for suspension. Near VF. Rare.

Found near Barham Suffolk, 28 July 2015.

This issue belongs to an extensive series of imitative solidi modeled on a short-lived issue struck under Louis the Pious between 814 and 818 at the Carolingian capital of Aachen (see Grierson, Gold, Plate 1, 4). Studies of coin finds have shown that these imitations were struck in Frisia between circa AD 830-900, and circulated throughout the North Sea region, including Britain, where this coin was found.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 117 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 May 2021. This lot is in Session 3, which begins 20 May 2021 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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