Catalog
Denier - Pepin the Short
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 751-768 |
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| Weight | 1.3-1.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver denier struck under Pepin the Short, bearing the royal name in large, bold Carolingian letterforms arranged across the field in two registers. The legend PIPINVS is rendered in majuscule Latin script, with the letters occupying most of the flan in a characteristic early Carolingian monogram-like disposition. Three pellets are visible in the central field, serving as decorative separators between the upper and lower rows of letters. The style is archaic and calligraphic, typical of the earliest Frankish royal coinage, with irregular flan edges reflecting hand-hammered production. No portrait or figurative device is present, the design relying entirely on the royal name as the primary identifying element. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | FR (Translation: King of the Franks.) |
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