Denarius, type 1


Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse

CARo _ LVS (inscribed in two lines).

TRI CAS (inscribed in two lines, a cross on the left).



One copy preserved at the Museum of Dijon, link to the Academia.edu page which presents this coin fig 4 page 26: https://www.academia.edu/22211591/Les_deniers_de_Charlemagne_frapp%C3%A9s_%C3%A0_Troyes_un_nouvel_exemplaire_in%C3%A9dit_Bulletin_de_la_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Fran%C3%A7aise_de_Numismatique_01_2016_p._25-28

 

The coin of the Museum of Dijon has two globules linked to the reverse, above the letter R and which could suggest a tilde.

 

Patrick Nouchy in his book ''Les Rois Carolingiens de Francie Occidentale'' de Pépin Le Bref à Louis V (751 - 987) page 64 type 73A; gives a coin with the reference Morrison-Grunthal 161. This coin should be the same as this one but with a horizontal line separating the legend of the reverse. Is this a description error? Coin to be confirmed.
 


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

Seems never to have gone on sale.