Denarius, type 1, var 8
CARLVS REX FR (circular legend around the Karolus monogram (2) surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between FR and CARLVS. One globule between the letters L and V, another between the letters R and E of REX
).
ARELATO (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letters O and A. One globule on each side of the letter R, one globule between the letter L and the letter A).
Photo of the copy preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (public domain), link to the page of their website showing the photo of the coin: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10413603q.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=600861;2.
Monograms Karolus:
(1) Without letter A in the diamond on the middle.
(2) With the letter A inscribed at the top in the diamond on the middle.
(3) With the letter A inscribed at the left in the diamond on the middle.
N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
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1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seems never to have gone on sale.