CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Class 3. Unspecified mint. Struck 822/3-840. NGC MS 64.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 976. Estimated: $ 1 000

Early Medieval, Silver

Sold For $ 1 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Class 3. Unspecified mint. Struck 822/3-840. แ ƊǮ⎍ē⌴⎍⎍IæVs Iȵʖ, cross pattée; pellets in quarters / แPIs⍆I²Ⱦ² ⎁⍟ǮIŶIɯ, temple façade. Coupland, Money –; Depeyrot 1179; M&G 472; cf. MEC 1, 809 (obol); Simon Coupland Collection (CNG E-467), lot 486. In NGC encapsulation 2141143-030, graded MS 64.

This denier belongs to a sizeable group of Christiana religio coins which are beautfiully executed, with very neat lettering, and a temple cross which has the appearance of a fifth, central column. It has been suggested that the group may have been minted in Melle, and this coin was illustrated in the article putting forward that theory (M. Bompaire and G. Sarah (ed.), Mine, métal, monnaie, Melle. Les voies de la quantification de l'histoire monétaire du haut Moyen Âge, Geneva 2018, p. 277, Fig. 21). However, that attribution is now seen as less likely. [S. Coupland]

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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