Obol - Lothair II Bourges; temple

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire)
King	Lothair (954-986)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	954-986
Value	1 Obol (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound (840-987)
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.49 g
Diameter	15.8 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 349247
References	Nouchy# 8 (p. 301) 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# LVII/10 Ernest Gariel. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne. Imprimerie Typographique de G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France (2 volumes). , Prou Car# 757 Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. , Morrison# 1673; 1675 Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , PA# XXXX/14 Faustin Poey d'Avant. Monnaies féodales de France (15 volumes). , Depeyr Car# 209 Georges Depeyrot. Le numéraire carolingien (3 volumes).

Obverse

Cross in a beaded circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ LOTERIVS REX

Translation: King Lothair.

Reverse

Temple with four columns, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: BITVRICES CIVITA

Translation: City of Bourges?

Mint

Bourges, France

Comments

There are varieties in the engravings and legends. Automatically translated

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (954-986)												Nouchy #8 : BITVRICES CIVIS
ND (954-986)												Nouchy #8A : BITVRICES CIVITA
ND (954-986)												Nouchy #8B : BITVRICES CTAS

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