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Denier - Charles II Château-Porcien mint
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 864-875 |
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| Currency | Pound (840-987) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (864-875) |
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Château-Porcien, a minor Carolingian stronghold in the Ardennes, was granted minting rights under the reorganization of royal coinage formalized by the Edict of Pîtres in 864 — Charles the Bald's sweeping monetary reform that suppressed unauthorized mints, standardized the denier, and concentrated production at crown-controlled sites. The edict is one of the most consequential monetary interventions of the early medieval West, and this issue dates directly from its implementation.
The Château-Porcien output was modest, and survivors are thinly distributed across major collections.