Denarius, type 2, var 3 (CARLVS REX FR . monogram Karolus)
CARLVS REX FR circular legend with the letter S inclined, around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots and crossed by another cross. One globule between the letter S and the letter R. A cross between FR and CARLVS).
DORESTADO (circular legend with the letter S inclined, around the Karolus monogram (2) surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letters O and D).
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/btv1b10412476v.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=2811172;4.
Monograms Karolus:
(1) Without letter A in the diamond on the middle. All letters inscribed normally.
(2) With the letter A in the diamond on the middle. All letters inscribed normally.
(3) Without letter A in the middle. The letters K and R inscribed normally, the letter S retrograde, the letter L inscribed normally.
The globule noted on the obverse may be a die break.
| N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seems never to have gone on sale.