Denier - Louis I Bourges mint

Louis I — "the Pious" — inherited Charlemagne's empire intact in 814 but spent much of his reign managing the consequences of his own 817 succession decree, the Ordinatio Imperii, which attempted to preserve imperial unity by designating his son Lothair co-emperor. The political turbulence that followed, including open rebellion by his sons, created administrative pressures that touched every corner of the empire including its mints. The Bourges workshop, operating under the archbishopric of Berry, was one of the more productive regional strikes of this period.