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Denier - Pepin the Short Lyon mint
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 751-768 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the mint signature of Lyon in the form of a large, boldly struck monogram filling the entire field, rendered in the angular, archaic Latin lettering characteristic of Carolingian pre-reform deniers. The letters L, V, and G are interlaced within a rectangular frame surmounted by a horizontal bar, with a small pellet at the centre of the composition. The arrangement reflects the standard Merovingian-derived monogram convention retained at the Lyon mint under Pepin. The flan edges are irregular and the surface exhibits the typical flatness and die wear associated with hand-struck silver of this period. No peripheral legend is present. |
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| Reverse lettering | LVG (Translation: Lyon.) |
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