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Denier - Charles II Tours mint
| 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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| Obverse lettering | ✠ GRΛTIΛ D-I REX (Translation: Charles, king by the grace of god.) |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a plain Latin cross with flared or expanded terminals, standing on a short base, occupying the majority of the flan. The cross is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, which in turn is surrounded by the mint legend disposed around the full circumference of the coin. The legend, introduced by a cross pattée, identifies the issuing city of Tours (Turones Civitas) in the Carolingian realm. The lettering is in the angular uncial style characteristic of ninth-century Frankish mint production, and the overall composition follows the standard reverse type of Charles the Bald's reformed coinage as established by the Edict of Pîtres (864). |
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| Edge | Plain |
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