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Denier - Pepin the Short
| Emittent | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Jahr | 751-768 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Central field dominated by a large Carolingian monogram composed of the letters R and P, rendered in bold, interlaced strokes characteristic of early medieval hammered coinage. The monogram, reading RxP as an abbreviation for Rex Pipinus (King Pepin), is executed in a stylized, architecturally structured form within a plain inner field. The design is enclosed by a border of evenly spaced beads running along the coin's periphery. The flan is irregular in shape, typical of hand-struck issues of the Carolingian period. No additional legend or figurative motif accompanies the monogram. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Pépin III seized the Frankish throne in 751 with papal backing, deposing the last Merovingian king Childeric III — who was tonsured and packed off to a monastery. The monetary reform that followed was among the most consequential of the early medieval period: Pépin standardized the silver denier, abolishing the gold tremissis that had dominated Frankish exchange since late antiquity and shifting the entire Carolingian economy onto a silver monometallic basis. This restructuring predated Charlemagne's better-known reforms by decades.
The relatively light weight of these early deniers reflects the transitional phase before Pépin's later reform of around 755–760, which pushed the standard closer to 1.3 g.