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Obol - Louis IV the Child Strasbourg mint
| Issuer | Lotharingia |
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| Year | 899-911 |
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| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Louis IV — known as "the Child" — became king of East Francia at age six following the death of his father Arnulf of Carinthia, the last effective Carolingian ruler of the eastern kingdom. His reign coincided with devastating Magyar raids that repeatedly struck deep into Frankish territory, disrupting administration and trade across the Rhine frontier. Strasbourg, positioned at that crossing, remained one of the few mints functioning with any consistency through this period.
The Carolingian monetary system was already fragmenting under Louis; regional bishops and counts were beginning to assert minting rights that the crown could no longer effectively contest.