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Denier - Charlemagne VESONCIONVM
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 812-814 |
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| Currency | Pound (751-843) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Charlemagne facing right, depicted in a stylized Carolingian manner with a radiate or laurel-wreathed head, draped at the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in bold, somewhat crude relief typical of late Carolingian hammered coinage. The circular legend KΛROLVS IMP ΛVG surrounds the effigy, reading 'Charles, Emperor Augustus.' The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-cut silver planchets of the period. The overall artistic style reflects the Carolingian revival of Roman imperial portraiture conventions. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a stylized temple or church façade in high relief, with a prominent arched portal, stepped base, and flanking towers, evoking a Carolingian architectural type associated with imperial ecclesiastical buildings. The structure is rendered schematically in the bold, flat relief characteristic of hammered Carolingian deniers. The circumferential legend * VESONCIONVM surrounds the central device, identifying the mint city of Besançon. The flan edges are irregular, and minor flat strikes are present, typical of the hand-hammered technique. This reverse type follows the 'temple' or 'church' series of Carolingian imperial coinage issued from episcopal mints. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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