CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.24 g, 3h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4.Electronic Auction 460 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 1 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.24 g, 3h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(ΛR)o/•••/LVS in three lines / M(trace of letter)T(retrograde Þ)L(retrograde P) around central ornament; L with hook; . Coupland, Charlemagne ; Depeyrot 605; M&G –; cf. MEC 1, 728; Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 43, lot 666. Toned, minor edge crack, areas of weak strike. Good VF. |