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Denier - Charlemagne VESONCIONVM
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 812-814 |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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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. |
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| Mintage | ND (812-814) |
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