Denarius, type 1, var 4
HLVDOVVICVS MP (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letter P and the letter H. One triangle between the letter D and the letter O. One globule between the letter P and the cross).
VEN _ ECIAS (inscribed in two lines, a cross to the left of the letter V, a globule between VEN and ECIAS).
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/btv1b104137268.r=louis%20le%20pieux?rk=5107321;2.
Coin difficult to classify and describe. We see a large and prominent shape above the letter I on the reverse, which I noted as a globule. On the obverse, the letter I seems to have disappeared or to be mixed with the letter M. Similarly, a globule is present but it is visible on the loop of the letter P and the cross. As if it were superimposed. Its perfectly round shape seems to exclude a break. A bubble or globule? I have chosen to note it as globule.
| N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seems never to have gone on sale