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Obol uniface anonymous Melle mint, mEDO¿VS
| Issuer | Unified Carolingian Empire |
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| Year | 768-793 |
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| Weight | 0.52 g |
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| Obverse description | Uniface type struck in the name of the Melle mint. The central device comprises an annulet flanked on each side by two pellets, forming the characteristic Carolingian merovingian-transitional field ornament. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central motif, reading the mint name MEDOLVS (Melle) in archaic retrograde or variant letterforms. The flan is irregular and slightly chipped, typical of early Carolingian hammered silver coinage, with broad flat fields and shallow, worn relief. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is an inversion of the obverse, being a uniface issue struck with a plain or lightly incuse reverse die. The surface shows only the faint negative impression of the obverse design transferred through the flan during striking, with no independent design or legend. This is characteristic of uniface Carolingian obols produced at provincial mints such as Melle during the late 8th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (768-793) |
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