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Denier - Charlemagne Paris mint, anchored cross
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 768-793 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the royal name CAROLVS arranged in two lines across the field, rendered in bold, somewhat rustic majuscule Latin lettering characteristic of early Carolingian coinage. The inscription is divided as CARO on the upper line and LVS on the lower, filling the central field in a manner derived from late Merovingian die-cutting traditions. The legend is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, itself surrounded by a further border of pellets or lozenge-shaped bosses forming the outer rim. The lettering is boldly struck and deeply cut, conveying royal authority in a pre-portrait numismatic idiom. No effigy or figurative device appears; the inscription itself constitutes the primary design element. |
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| Obverse lettering | CARO LVS (Translation: Charles.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a prominent anchored cross — a plain Latin cross whose lower arm terminates in a distinctive anchor-like foot — occupying the full field and dividing it into four quarters. The apex of the cross is surmounted by a small crosslet, giving the overall composition a distinctive cruciform finial. Each of the four quarters formed by the arms of the cross contains a single pellet, symmetrically placed. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border that closely follows the irregular flan edge. The composition is characteristic of the earliest phase of Charlemagne's monetary reform coinage struck at the Paris (Parisii) mint. |
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