Denarius, type 5 (DRS TAT)


Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse

CARo _ LVS (inscribed in two lines).

TAT _ DRS (inscribed in two lines, reverse TAT on the first line, the letters D, R and S below. An ax below the legend).



Photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/charles-ier-dit-charlemagne-denier-type-c-ttb-,v48_0002,a.html.

 

Another 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/btv1b10412474z.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=2682416;4. Die breaks above and below the letter o on the obverse.

 

The reverse of this coin should (in my opinion) be read as inverted TAT and D. Otherwise the ax would be found above the legend (unusual for this mint). See the comment on this coin: https://www.all-your-coins.com/en/modern-coins/monnaies-carolingiennes/charlemagne-en-cours-de-travail/premiere-periode-768-781/denier/dorestad/denier-type-1-d-tat.


G F XF 40 AU 58 MS 63 MS 65
1 2.000 4.000 6.000 ? ? ?