Obol - Charles II Rouen
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of West Francia
(Carolingian Empire)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles II (843-877)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 864-875 |
| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (840-987) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.53 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 279923 |
| References | Prou Car# 383-384 Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. Patrick Nouchy; 1994. Les rois carolingiens de Francie occidentale: De Pépin le Bref à Louis V (751-987) = The Carolingian kings of West Francia. Éditions du Grenier Durocasse, Dreux, France. Ernest Gariel. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne. Imprimerie Typographique de G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France (2 volumes). 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. |
Obverse
Karolus monogram.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ CRΛTIΛ D-I REX
Unabridged legend: KAROLUS GRATIA DEI REX
Translation: Charles, king by the grace of god.
Reverse
Cross.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ ROTVMΛCVS CIVI
Unabridged legend: ROTUMACUS CIVITAS
Translation: City of Rouen.
Mint
Rouen, France (?-1858)Comments
There are varieties in engraving and legends.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | 
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(fr) Nouchy #195 g : ROTVNΛCVS CIV | |||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195A : ROTVHΛCVS CII | ||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195B : ROTVHΛCVS CIVI | ||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195C : ROTVHCVS CIVI | ||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195D : ROTVIIΛCVS CV | ||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) |
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(fr) Nouchy #195E : ROTVMΛCVS CIVI | |||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195F : ROTVMΛCVS CIVII | ||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195H : ROTVNΛCVS CIVI | ||||||||||||||
| ND (864-875) | (fr) Nouchy #195I : XROTVMΛCVS CIVII | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Künker Auction 323 Lot 2050 
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26 Jun 2019 | ND (864-875) – (fr) Nouchy #195 g : ROTVNΛCVS CIV | VF |
USD 417.85
(EUR 360.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | ||||||
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iNumis Mail Bid Sale 33 Lot 163
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7 Jun 2016 | ND (864-875) – (fr) Nouchy #195E : ROTVMΛCVS CIVI | XF |
USD 1334.79
(EUR 1150.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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