Denier - Charles II Christian legend

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire)
Król	Charles II (843-877)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	840-864
Value	1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (840-987)
Composition	Srebro
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 340613
References	Morrison# 1153-1157; 1162-1167 Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage / Volume 158. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Nouchy# 3 (p. 121) 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# XXI/22-24 ; XLV/60-62 Ernest Gariel. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne. Imprimerie Typographique de G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France (2 volumes). , Prou Car# 1057-1066 Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. , MEC I# 846-849 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

(en) Cross with pellets in angles, in a beaded circle.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: ✠ CΛRLVS REX FR

Unabridged legend: CAROLUS REX FRANCORUM

Reverse

(en) Temple with 4 columns around a cross.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: ✠ XPISTIΛNΛ RELICIO

Mints

	Chartres, Francja
	Clermont-Ferrand, Francja (600-1794)
	Melle, Francja (768-1189)
	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), Francja (864-date)
	Orléans, Francja
	Quentovic, modern-day La Calotterie, Francja
	Saint Martin abbey of Tours, Francja

Comments

(fr) Il existe de nombreuses variétés dans les légendes.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (840-864)												(fr) CAROLVS REX ; temple encadré d'un besant de chaque côté et de trois besants en dessous.
ND (840-864)												(fr) Chartres : CΛRLVS REX FR:
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3 : Melle ; CΛRLVS REX FR
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3 : Orléans ; CΛRLVS REX FR avec larges A et S.
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3 : Paris ; CΛRLVS REX FR avec longue croix latine dans le temple.
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3 g : Clermont ; HKΛRLVS REI FR
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3A : Saint-Martin de Tours ; CΛRLVS REX
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3B : Melle ; CΛRLVS REX FRA
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3C : Melle ; CΛRLVS REX FRANCO
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3D : CΛROLVS REX FR
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3E : CΛROLVS RX E
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3F : HCΛROLVS REX
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3H : Clermont ; HKΛRLVS REX FR
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3I : Clermont ; HKΛRLVS REX FRI
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3J : KΛROLVS REX
ND (840-864)												(fr) Nouchy #3K : Clermont ; NKΛRLVS REI FR

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions World Coin Selections from the Morris Collection Monthly Online Auction 271928 Lot 37037	28 Jul 2019	ND (840-864) – (fr) Nouchy #3 : Orléans ; CΛRLVS REX FR avec larges A et S.	VF (NGC XF45)	USD 372.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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