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Denier - Louis I christian legend
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 814-818 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized tetrastyle temple facade with four columns raised on two steps, surmounted by a cross above the pediment, in direct reference to a Christian sanctuary. At the center of the temple interior stands a second cross, emphasizing the religious character of the design. The composition is rendered in a schematic, flat hammered style typical of Carolingian coinage. The reverse legend encircles the design along the beaded border, proclaiming the Christian faith as the ideological foundation of the Carolingian realm. |
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| Reverse lettering | XPISTIΛNΛ RELIGIO (Translation: Christian religion.) |
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