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Denier - Charlemagne Dorestad
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 793-812 |
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| Currency | Pound (751-843) |
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| Reverse description | The Carolingian royal monogram, a complex interlaced cipher combining the letters of KAROLUS, is prominently displayed at the center within a beaded inner circle. The monogram is rendered in a bold, interlaced style characteristic of Frankish royal coinage of the late 8th and early 9th centuries. The surrounding field carries the mint-place legend in large Latin capitals, identifying the Dorestad mint. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with the hand-struck production technique of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | * DORESTΛDO (Translation: Dorestad.) |
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| Mint | Dorestad (Wijk bij Duurstede, present-day Netherlands) |
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