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Denier - Louis I Tours mint, City gate
| Issuer | Carolingian Empire (Louis I the Pious) |
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| Year | 814-818 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Reverse description | A stylized city gate rendered in frontal elevation occupies the central field, depicted with two flanking towers, a central arched gateway, and a stepped or crenellated parapet above — a type emblematic of the Tours mint during the reign of Louis the Pious. The architectural motif is boldly executed in the flat, schematic style characteristic of early ninth-century Carolingian die engraving. The mint name TVRONES (Tours) appears in the surrounding legend, introduced by a cross pattée. Additional smaller crosses or pellets appear as decorative elements between the legend letters, framing the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ TVRONES (Translation: Tours.) |
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| Mint | Tours (Turonis) |
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