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Denier - Pepin the Short royal alms
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 751-768 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Aniconic design displaying the word ELIMOSINA (alms) distributed across three horizontal registers separated by plain horizontal bars, reading ELI / MOSI / NA from top to bottom. The lettering is executed in bold, irregular Latin capitals characteristic of early Carolingian hand-struck coinage, with the letters filling the available field in a structured yet informal arrangement. No figurative or symbolic device is present. The design is enclosed by a border of large pellets around the periphery, consistent with the obverse treatment. The overall style reflects the rudimentary die-cutting techniques of the mid-eighth century Frankish royal moneyers. |
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| Reverse lettering | ELI MOSI NA (Translation: Alms.) |
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