Obol - Charles II Bourges; monogram
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of West Francia
(Carolingian Empire)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles II (843-877)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 840-864 |
| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (840-987) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.57 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 343400 |
| References | Morrison# 1072; 1074 Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. 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). Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. 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
Cross in a beaded circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ CΛRLVS REX
Unabridged legend: CAROLUS REX
Translation: King Charles.
Reverse
Monogram in a beaded circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ BITVRICES CIVI
Translation: City of Bourges.
Mint
Bourges, FranceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (840-864) | |||||||||||||||
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