CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (20mm, 1.29 g, 9h). Class 3. Unspecified (Dorestadt) mint. Struck 822-840. Near EF.

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Lot: 493. Estimated: $ 200

Early Medieval

Sold For $ 325. 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 (20mm, 1.29 g, 9h). Class 3. Unspecified (Dorestadt) mint. Struck 822-840. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, dross pattée; pellets in quarters / XPISTIΛNΛ RELIGIO, temple façade. Coupland, Money Group B; Depeyrot 1179; M&G –; MEC 1, –. Deeply toned with iridescence. Near EF.

Ex Agora Auctions 104 (8 February 2022), lot 212; purchased by the consignor from Herb Kreindler; Elsen 103 (12 December 2009), lot 525.


Closing Date and Time: 6 March 2024 at 12:44:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.