Denier - Charles II Angers
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of West Francia
(Carolingian Empire)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles II (843-877)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 864-875 |
| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound (840-987) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.72 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 341152 |
| References | Nouchy# 78 (p. 149) 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. Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. 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). 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. Georges Depeyrot. Le numéraire carolingien (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Monogram in a beaded circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ GRΛTIΛ D-I REX
Translation: Charles, king by the grace of God.
Reverse
Cross pattée in a beaded circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ ΛNDEGΛVIS CIVITΛS
Translation: City of Angers.
Mint
Angers, France (mid 8th century - 1662)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (864-875) | |||||||||||||||
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