CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 1.19 g, 12h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(ΛR)o/LVS in two lines / M&Σ/–/(retrograde D)(retrograde L)σ in three lines. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 604; M&G –; Prou 687; MEC 1, –. Toned with iridescence, some peripheral flat strike, flan crack. VF.
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