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Denier - Louis I Sens mint, City gate
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 814-818 |
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| Currency | Pound (751-843) |
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| Obverse lettering | HLVDDOVICVS IMP AVG (Translation: Louis, august emperor.) |
| Reverse description | A stylized city gate depicted in schematic architectural form, featuring a central arched gateway flanked by two towers with crenellations, and a base rendered with two small wheels or roundels, the whole design executed in the bold, flat relief typical of Carolingian hammered coinage. The mint name legend is distributed around the design within the beaded border, reading SENONES in reference to the ancient city of Sens. A cross pattée precedes the legend. The field is plain. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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