Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Denier - Louis II Mainz mint
| Issuer | East Francia, Kingdom of |
|---|---|
| Year | 843-876 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the Carolingian royal monogram of HLVDOVVICVS (Louis), composed of interlaced letters in raised relief within a beaded inner circle. The monogram, characteristic of the Carolingian chancery tradition, combines the constituent letters of the king's name into an elaborate ligature. The design fills the flan with no additional legend, the entire device enclosed by a peripheral beaded border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with expanding arms occupies the center of the field, set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, reading clockwise, gives the mint name MOGONTIA (Mainz), introduced by a cross pattée. The lettering is rendered in bold Carolingian capitals, and the entire design is enclosed by a beaded outer border consistent with Carolingian denier production of the period. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |