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Denier - Charlemagne Saint-Maixent mint
| 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 lettering | CARO LVS (Translation: Charles.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Saint-Maixent — Sanctus Maxentius — was an abbey town in the Poitou whose minting rights reflected Charlemagne's deliberate policy of anchoring royal coinage to ecclesiastical centers across the former Frankish territories. This denier predates the monetary reform of 793–794, when Charlemagne raised the standard penny weight to roughly 1.7 grams and withdrew the earlier lighter coinage, making pre-reform survivors like this piece a distinct and datable type rather than simply an early example of a long series.
The Prou reference yields no recorded specimen.