Denarius, type 3, var 1
HLVDOVVICVS IMP (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letter P and the letter H).
META _ LLVM (inscribed in two lines, one globule between META and LLVM).
Photo of a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2313635, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.
Three other copies preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (public domain), link to the page of their website showing the photo of the first coin: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10442393w.r=louis%20le%20pieux?rk=1115885;2. Link to the second coin: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10442390j.r=louis%20le%20pieux?rk=5515048;4. Globules present but erased. Link to the third coin: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10442394b.r=louis%20le%20pieux?rk=1158804;0.
Several copies sold by different auction houses.
| N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600 | 100 | 200 | ? | ? | ? |