Denarius, type 1 (SCI MARTINI, 1rst issue)


Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse

CARo _ LVS (incribed in two lines separated by a line, the letters A and R linked by the same loop).

SCI MARTINI (circular legend around a cross surrounded by dots, a small cross between the letters I and S; the letters M, A and R mixed).



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/btv1b104130149.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=3841220;4.

 

Another copy preserved at the Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen of Berlin, link to the page of their website showing the photo of the coin: http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=2448440&viewType=detailView.

 

Given the style, with these letters linked in this manner, it must be the first issue.


G F XF 40 AU 58 MS 63 MS 65
1 ? ? ? ? ? ?

Seems never to have gone on sale.