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Obol - Louis I Melle mint, minting tools
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 814-818 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts a stylised arrangement of minting tools — comprising a hammer and punch or die — rendered in bold, somewhat schematic relief, serving as the distinctive mint mark of the Melle workshop. The tools are displayed prominently in the field, referencing the local silver-mining and minting activity for which Melle was renowned in the Carolingian period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading the mint name in an archaic or deliberate spelling. The lettering is executed in large, irregular capital characters consistent with hammered die-cutting techniques of the early ninth century. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, as is typical of hand-struck Carolingian obols. |
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| Mintage | ND (814-818) |
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