Catalog
Denier - Pepin the Short Thionville mint
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 751-768 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded border, the monogram 'R·P·' (Rex Pipinus — King Pepin) occupies the central field in large, bold letters surmounted by a horizontal bar. The design is characteristically plain and purely epigraphic, with no figurative elements, reflecting the austere Carolingian denier tradition. The legends and monogram are rendered in rustic Latin capitals typical of eighth-century Frankish coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the mint abbreviation 'TEU' (for Theodonis Villa, i.e. Thionville) in bold Latin capitals arranged within the central field, surmounted by a horizontal bar. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded circle, consistent with contemporary Carolingian hammered silver denier fabric. The lettering is characteristic of the simplified, monogram-based designs employed at Frankish royal mints during the reign of Pepin the Short. |
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