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Denier - Charlemagne Pisa
| Issuer | Carolingian Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 793-812 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CARLVS REX FR (Translation: Charles, king of the Franks.) |
| Reverse description | The celebrated Karolus monogram occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The monogram is an interlaced cipher composed of the letters of KAROLVS, arranged in a cruciform pattern, a device introduced under Charlemagne's monetary reform as a dynastic emblem. The mint name PISA appears in the surrounding legend, preceded by a star or cross stop, identifying this piece as a product of the Pisa mint. The fields are plain and the lettering is rendered in characteristic Carolingian square capitals. The overall style is consistent with late 8th- to early 9th-century Imperial Carolingian hammered silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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