Châteaudun was among the earliest mints activated under Charlemagne's authority following his accession in 768, operating during the brief window before his brother Carloman's death in 771 unified Frankish rule under a single hand. The CARLVS R designation places this squarely in that initial phase, before the administrative and monetary reforms that would later impose greater uniformity across the Carolingian minting network. Output from this period was modest and geographically dispersed across competing regional workshops, which accounts for the relatively thin survival rate of deniers attributable to Châteaudun specifically.
Châteaudun was among the earliest mints activated under Charlemagne's authority following his accession in 768, operating during the brief window before his brother Carloman's death in 771 unified Frankish rule under a single hand. The CARLVS R designation places this squarely in that initial phase, before the administrative and monetary reforms that would later impose greater uniformity across the Carolingian minting network. Output from this period was modest and geographically dispersed across competing regional workshops, which accounts for the relatively thin survival rate of deniers attributable to Châteaudun specifically.