Denier - Charles II / Charles III Metz
Features
| Issuer |
Lotharingia
(Carolingian States)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles II (869-875)
Charles III (911-923) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 869-922 |
| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound (855-959) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.52 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 80166 |
| References | Morrison# 1358-1360; 1363 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. 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). Bernd Kluge; 1991. Die Salier: Deutsche Münzgeschichte von der späten Karolingerzeit bis zum Ende der Salier. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. |
Obverse
Monogram in a beaded circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ GRΛTIΛ D-I IX
Unabridged legend: KAROLUS GRATIA DEI REX
Translation: Charles, king by the grace of God.
Reverse
Cross with a pellet in fourth quarter, in a beaded circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ IIETTIS CIVITΛS
Translation: City of Metz.
Mint
Metz, France (?-1803)Comments
Charles II was crowned King of Lotharingia in Metz in 869. Charles III also, in 912.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (869-922) | (fr) Nouchy #155A : IETTIS CIVITΛS | ||||||||||||||
| ND (869-922) | (fr) Nouchy #155B : IIETTIS CIVIT | ||||||||||||||
| ND (869-922) | (fr) Nouchy #155C : IIETTIS CIVITΛS | ||||||||||||||
| ND (869-922) | (fr) Nouchy #155D : METTIS CIVITΛS | ||||||||||||||
| ND (869-922) | (fr) Nouchy #156 : IIETTIS CIVITΛS / croix cantonnée d'un besant | ||||||||||||||
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