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Denier - Pepin II Melle mint
| Issuer | Aquitaine, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 845-848 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Pépin II of Aquitaine spent much of his reign in open defiance of the Carolingian crown, fighting his uncle Charles the Bald for control of the region in a conflict that dragged on with intermittent Frankish intervention through the 840s. The Melle mint was among the most productive silver-producing centers in the Frankish world, fed directly by the Poitou argentiferous deposits — control of it was, in practical terms, control of a revenue stream.
That Pépin could strike at Melle during 845–848 reflects moments when his grip on the Aquitainian heartland temporarily held against Carolingian pressure.