Catalog
Denier - Pepin the Short Geneva
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 751-768 |
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| Weight | 1.32 g |
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| Obverse description | Flat, irregularly shaped silver flan with a bold cross pattée to the left and the royal monogram composed of the letters R and P occupying the central field, rendered in a large, archaic uncial style characteristic of early Carolingian die-cutting. The letters are deeply struck in high relief with somewhat crude but deliberate workmanship. The entire design is contained within a border of raised pellets encircling the coin's periphery. No figurative portrait is present, as was customary for Carolingian deniers of this period. The inscription reads + R·P·, an abbreviated reference to Rex Pipinus (King Pepin). |
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| Obverse lettering | + R⸱P⸱ (Translation: King Pepin.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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