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Denier - Charles II Saint Fursey monastery of Peronne
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 864-875 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Reverse description | A plain Latin cross with pattée-style terminals is depicted at the center of the reverse field, enclosed within a prominent beaded inner circle. The cross is struck in bold relief, with each arm extending close to the inner border, a characteristic feature of Carolingian ecclesiastical deniers. The surrounding legend, reading SCI FVRSEI . MON, identifies the issuing institution as the Monastery of Saint Fursey at Péronne. The lettering is distributed evenly around the beaded circle, filling the outer field to the coin's irregular hammered rim. This reverse type reflects the ecclesiastical coinage privileges granted to Carolingian monasteries. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ SCI FVRSEI . MON (Translation: Monastery of St. Fursey.) |
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The Edict of Pîtres, issued by Charles II in June 864, was among the most ambitious monetary reforms of the Carolingian period — it centralized minting authority, suppressed unauthorized workshops, and formally designated which ecclesiastical and royal sites could strike coin. The monastery of Péronne, associated with the Irish peregrinus Fursey who died there around 650, was among the privileged houses that retained or received minting rights under this reorganization.
Production almost certainly ceased with Charles II's death in 877, making the emission window tight and surviving examples correspondingly scarce.