Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Obol - Charles II Melle
| Issuer | Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire) |
|---|---|
| Year | 840-864 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a two-line mint inscription filling the field, the word META on the upper line and LLVM on the lower line, the two separated by a central pellet, all contained within a plain linear border and a beaded outer circle. The large, square Carolingian capital letters are boldly rendered and deeply cut, typical of the Melle mint output under Charles II. The design is entirely epigraphic, referencing the mint of Melle (Metallum), an important silver-producing center in Poitou. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | META LLVM (Translation: Melle.) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |