Denier - Lothair I Dorestad; temple
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Middle Francia
(Carolingian Empire)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Lothair I (843-855)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 840-850 |
| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound (840-855) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.69 g |
| Diameter | 21.6 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 194150 |
| References | Morrison# 525-530 Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries): With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. Ernest Gariel. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne. Imprimerie Typographique de G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France (2 volumes). Georges Depeyrot. Le numéraire carolingien (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Cross with pellets in quarters within a beaded circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ IOTΛNVS ILNPIRΛT
Unabridged legend: LOTARIUS IMPERATOR
Translation: Lothair, emperor.
Reverse
Temple with four columns on two steps surmounted by a cross, in the center of the temple a cross.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DORESTΛTVS MON
Unabridged legend: DORESTATUS MONETA
Translation: Coin of Dorestad.
Mint
Dorestad, Netherlands (600-855)Comments
According to Coupland, in the workshops of northern Middle Francia, the type with the temple was replaced around 850 by the type with the workshop name in the field.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (840-850) | 
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$ 650 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Davissons Auction 43 Lot 179 
|
20 Mar 2024 | XF |
USD 900.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Davissons Ltd | |||||
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Monnaies d'Antan Auction 30 Lot 428
|
27 Nov 2021 | VF |
USD 533.91
(EUR 460.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Monnaies d'Antan | |||||
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Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 126 Lot 324
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12 Sep 2015 | VF |
USD 928.55
(EUR 800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a. | |||||
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Künker Auction 293 Lot 3
|
27 Jun 2017 | F |
USD 371.42
(EUR 320.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
 |
iNumis Mail Bid Sale 33 Lot 154
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7 Jun 2016 | F | Unsold | |
| © iNumis | |||||
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