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Denier - Charles III Meaux mint
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 898-923 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Carolingian royal monogram of Charles III occupying the central field, composed of interlaced letters in the characteristic Carolingian manner, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The monogram is rendered in raised relief typical of ninth-century hammered coinage. A circular legend in Latin characters surrounds the beaded border, reading from the cross-pattée initial mark. The flan is irregular in shape, as is characteristic of hand-struck deniers of the period, with the design occasionally running off the edge. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two horizontal lines of Latin legend separated by a beaded horizontal dividing bar, the arrangement flanked above and below by small crosslets serving as field ornaments. The upper line bears the mint name MELDI and the lower line CIVIS, together identifying the Meaux mint. A partial beaded border runs along the lower portion of the flan. The lettering on certain specimens appears in retrograde, a feature noted in the catalogued varieties. The overall design is characteristic of Carolingian civic mint types. |
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