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Denier - Charlemagne Troyes mint
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 768-793 |
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| Weight | 1.15 g |
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| Obverse description | The field displays the royal name CAROLVS inscribed in two lines in large, boldly hammered Carolingian majuscule letters: CARO in the upper half and LVS in the lower half. The inscription fills the entire flan, with no effigial portrait, consistent with the pre-reform coinage of Charlemagne's early reign. A beaded border runs along the right periphery of the coin, characteristic of hammered Carolingian deniers of this period. The lettering is deeply struck and irregular in execution, reflecting the hand-crafted nature of the die-work at the Troyes mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | CARO LVS (Translation: Charles.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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