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Denier - Charlemagne Lyon mint, City gate
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 812-814 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ KΛROLVS IMP ΛVG (Translation: Charles, emperor august.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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These final years of Charlemagne's reign saw the Lyon mint producing deniers under a reformed weight standard imposed by the capitulary of Frankfurt in 794, which fixed the penny at roughly 1.7g and later closer to 2g — a deliberate standardization meant to unify coinage across an empire stretching from the Elbe to the Ebro. Lyon's position as a major ecclesiastical and commercial center on the Rhône corridor made it one of the more active mints of the period. Charlemagne died in January 814, making this a terminal issue from the reign.