Denarius, type 6 (DOR STAD)
CARo _ LVS (inscribed in two lines).
DOR _ STAD (inscribed in two lines, an ax below the legend).
Photo of a coin sold by Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4097018, link to their website: http://www.elsen.eu/. From the J.-M. Chouters collection.
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/btv1b104124705.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=901292;0. This coin has the same dies as the coin sold by Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A..
| N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 | ? | ? | ? |
The estimate takes into account the pedigree ''J.-M. Chouters collection''. This type is currently unique. If another coin went on sale, I think its price would be that of a normal coin. So withdraw 1.000 Euros from each state of conservation if another coin was put up for sale.