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Obol - Charles II Le Mans mint
| Issuer | West Francia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 864-875 |
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| Weight | 0.83 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the Carolingian royal monogram of Charles II (the Bald), composed of interlaced letters in bold relief, enclosed within a raised beaded inner circle. The monogram, a characteristic cipher of the Carolingian chancery tradition, is rendered in a stylised, somewhat angular fashion typical of mid-ninth-century hammered coinage. A circular Latin legend reading CRΛTIΛ D-I REX, meaning 'Charles, king by God's grace', surrounds the beaded circle, with a cross pattée serving as the initial mark at the beginning of the inscription. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, consistent with hand-hammered production of the period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Le Mans |
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