Denier - Pepin the Short Chalon mint

Issuer	Unified Carolingian Empire
Year	751-768
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Shape	Round (irregular)
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Obverse description	The obverse displays the royal monogram of Pepin the Short in large, boldly raised letters occupying the central field, formed by the ligature of the letters R and P — abbreviating REX PIPINUS (King Pepin). The monogram is rendered in the characteristic Carolingian hammer-die style with thick, slightly irregular strokes. A small pellet is visible between the letters, and an additional pellet appears to the lower right of the P. A horizontal bar or crosslet element surmounts the composition at the top of the field. The flan edge is irregular and exhibits the typical granular border of early Carolingian hammered coinage.
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Reverse description	The reverse presents the mint signature of Chalon in large, prominent capital letters filling the central field, reading CAVI — a contracted Latin form of Cabillonum (Chalon-sur-Saône). The three letters C, A, and V are rendered in bold relief in the early Carolingian epigraphic style, with a decorative pellet visible above the A and additional pellets punctuating the field. A horizontal bar element appears above the legend at the top of the field, mirroring the obverse layout. The irregular flan edge is bounded by a beaded or granular border typical of Frankish hammered deniers of this period.
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