Denier - Louis I Strasbourg; 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 | 1.82 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 343590 |
| References | Morrison# 324 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. |
Obverse
Diademed bust facing right, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HLVDDOVICVS IMP AVG
Unabridged legend: LUDOVICUS IMPERATOR AUGUSTUS
Translation: Louis, emperor august.
Reverse
City gate, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ STRAZBURC
Translation: Strasbourg.
Mint
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)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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