Denier - Louis I Sens; City gate

Features

Issuer	Unified Carolingian Empire
Emperor	Louis I (Hludovicus) (814-840)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	814-818
Value	1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (751-843)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.66 g
Diameter	18.7 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 330035
References	Morrison# 374-375 Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Nouchy# 60 (p. 101) 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. , Gariel Car# XVIII/119 Ernest Gariel. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne. Imprimerie Typographique de G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France (2 volumes). , Prou Car# 565 Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.

Obverse

Diademed head right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HLVDDOVICVS IMP AVG

Unabridged legend: LUDOVICUS IMPERATOR AUGUSTUS

Translation: Louis, august emperor.

Reverse

City gate.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ SENONES

Translation: Sens.

Mint

Sens, France

Comments

These denarii are among the first struck by Louis the Pious, in continuation of the coinage of Charlemagne.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (814-818)

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