Obol - Charles II Laon mint

Charles II — Charles the Bald — issued this piece under the authority of the Edict of Pîtres in 864, one of the most ambitious monetary reforms of the Carolingian period. The edict centralized minting rights, suppressed unauthorized workshops, and standardized the coinage across the kingdom at a moment when Viking raids and aristocratic fragmentation were actively pulling West Francia apart. Laon was among the explicitly authorized mints named in the edict, operating under close royal oversight during the eleven-year window this type was struck.