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Denier - Louis I Narbonne mint
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 818-823 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a plain cross pattée at center, set within a plain inner circle, executed in the characteristic Carolingian monogram-cross style. The cross divides the inner field into four quadrants, each plain. Surrounding the inner circle is a radiate or beaded border separating it from the outer legend zone. The circular Latin legend reads ✠ HLVDOVVICVS IMP, identifying the issuer as Louis the Pious, Emperor, with the text arranged around the full circumference in bold, widely spaced capital letters typical of early ninth-century Carolingian coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven in thickness, consistent with hand-hammered production of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ HLVDOVVICVS IMP (Translation: Louis, emperor.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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