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Obol - Charles II Jouarre monastery
| Issuer | Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire) |
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| Year | 864-875 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Carolingian royal monogram of Charles II (the Bald) occupying the central field, composed of interlaced letters in the characteristic Carolingian style, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The monogram is formed from the letters of KAROLUS, rendered in the elaborate ligature typical of ninth-century Frankish royal coinage. A circular Latin legend reading GRATIA D-I REX surrounds the beaded circle, proclaiming the king's divine mandate. The lettering is composed of irregular, hand-cut characters consistent with provincial hammered coinage of the Carolingian period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (864-875) |
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