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Obol - Louis I Toulouse mint, City gate
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 814-818 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a stylized monogram of Emperor Louis I (Louis the Pious), rendered in the Carolingian monogram tradition with interlaced letterforms radiating from a central point. The monogram is boldly struck in high relief against a flat field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading HLVDOVVICS, identifying the issuing sovereign. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edge, characteristic of early ninth-century hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ✠ TOLVSA (Translation: Toulouse.) |
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