CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 0.90 g, 12h). Class 2. Lem[ovacium] (Limoges) mint. Struck 771-793/4. VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 984. Estimated: $ 5 000

Early Medieval, Silver

Sold For $ 4 750. 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 (17mm, 0.90 g, 12h). Class 2. Lem[ovacium] (Limoges) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LUS in two lines / LEM across field; long bar and triple pellets above; below, cross flanked by pellet on either side. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 502; M&G 260 var. (pellet after ⌽); Gariel –; cf. MEC 1, 725 (for type). Find patina, minor roughness, struck on a slightly ragged flan. VF. Rare.

Ex Künker 205 (12 March 2012), lot 1399.


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Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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