Denarius, type 1


Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse

CARLVS REX (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between REX and CARLVS).

BARCINONA (circular legend around a monogram cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots. One globule between the last letter A and the cross).



Two copies preserved at the Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen of Berlin, link to the page of their website showing the photo of the first coin: http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=2448614&viewType=detailView, link to the second coin: http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=2448613&viewType=detailView.

 

The letter X on the obverse is in the shape of a cross. The two Berlin coins show one globule on the reverse between the cross and the letter.


G F XF 40 AU 58 MS 63 MS 65
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Seems never to have gone on sale.