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Denier - Carloman I Clermont-Ferrand mint
| Issuer | Carolingian Royal Mint |
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| Year | 768-771 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the letters A and R in large, boldly rendered Carolingian capitals, surmounted by a horizontal bar, serving as the abbreviated mint signature for Arvernis (Clermont-Ferrand). The letters are set within a decorative curved frame or arc at the base, typical of early Carolingian mint-mark presentation. The flan is irregular and the surface shows characteristic hammer-struck texture consistent with 8th-century Frankish minting practice. |
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Carloman I ruled jointly with his brother Charlemagne following the death of Pepin the Short in 768, a division of the Frankish kingdom that created immediate administrative and monetary friction. The Clermont-Ferrand mint — operating in Carloman's southern territory — struck for fewer than three years before his sudden death in December 771 rendered the joint kingship moot and left Charlemagne sole ruler.
That abrupt end makes attribution-confirmed pieces from this mint among the rarest of all Carolingian royal deniers. The Prou 762 reference covers a small and poorly documented group.