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Denier - Pepin the Short Chartres mint, RxP/CARN
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 751-768 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Within a plain field, the monogram R·P (Rex Pipinus) is displayed in large, bold capital letters occupying the central area of the flan. A horizontal bar surmounts the monogram, a characteristic Carolingian abbreviation device. Pellets or dots are interspersed between and around the letters as separators, lending a simple yet distinctive epigraphic composition typical of early Carolingian coinage. The die is crudely but boldly engraved in the hammered tradition, with the legend reading .RX P: identifying King Pepin the Short. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Saint Cheron (Caraunus), patron saint of Chartres, depicted standing facing, rendered in a highly stylized and schematic manner characteristic of early Carolingian die-cutting. The saint extends both arms outward, each hand grasping a Latin cross, with the letters of the mint name CARN intertwined and interlaced around the figure in a manner that integrates the inscription organically with the design. A small symbol appears in the lower field below the figure. The overall composition is bold and hieratic, reflecting the provincial artistic conventions of the Chartres mint under Pepin the Short. |
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