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Obol - Louis I Tours, City gate
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 814-819 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Emperor Louis I (the Pious) facing right, rendered in the late Carolingian portrait style with schematic facial features. The effigy occupies the central field, with the imperial titulature arranged as a circular legend around the periphery. The portrait, though stylized, conveys imperial authority consistent with the Renovatio coinage programme initiated under Louis I. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Schematic representation of a city gate at centre, depicted as a rectangular portal with a square aperture, rendered in a highly stylised architectural shorthand characteristic of Carolingian coinage. The gate motif serves as the mint mark for Tours (Turones), and is surrounded by individual letters of the mint legend distributed around the field. A small pellet or annulet appears at the base of the design, and a cross or other decorative element is visible at the top of the letter arrangement. |
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