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Denier - Pepin the Short Cambrai mint
| Uitgever | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Jaar | 751-768 |
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| Oriëntatie | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field dominated by the bold monogram 'RP' (Rex Pepin) rendered in large interlaced capital letters, with a horizontal bar surmounting the design. A pellet appears at the center of the monogram. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border, typical of Carolingian hammered silver coinage. The irregular flan and characteristic die style reflect early medieval workshop production. |
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| Muntplaats | Cambrai |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Pépin III seized the Frankish throne in 751 after Pope Zacharias sanctioned the deposition of the last Merovingian king, Childeric III, who was shorn and packed off to a monastery. The coinage reform that followed was modest by later Carolingian standards — it was Pépin's son Charlemagne who would truly overhaul the Frankish monetary system — but Pépin's deniers represent the first issues struck under a dynasty that would define medieval Europe for generations. Cambrai, a bishopric with deep Frankish ties, operated as one of several regional minting authorities under his reign.