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Denier - Carloman I Orleans, Saint-Aignan Church
| Issuer | Carolingian Royal Mint |
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| Year | 768-771 |
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| Weight | 1.28 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a schematic standing figure of Saint Aignan (Anianus), bishop of Orléans, shown frontally and holding a crozier in his left hand, consistent with his iconographic representation as a bishop-saint. The figure is rendered in a simplified, stylized manner characteristic of early Carolingian ecclesiastical coinage struck in the name of local patron saints. The surrounding legend, disposed around the periphery of the field within a beaded border, identifies the saint. The die-work is bold but irregular, reflecting the hand-hammered production technique of the Orléans mint. This reverse type directly references the collegiate church of Saint-Aignan in Orléans, under whose authority or patronage the coin was issued. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (768-771) |
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