Obol

Obverse

Obverse legend

Reverse legend

Reverse

anepigraph (monogram Karolus (1)).

(BITVRI?) CAS (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letters S and B?).

Photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/charles-ier-dit-charlemagne-obole-b,bca_572859,a.html.

Monogram Karolus:

(1) With the letter A inscribed at the top in the diamond on the middle.

Copy with a weight of 0.31 grs for a coin of which only half remains. The theoretical weight would be about 0.50 to 0.60 grs which corresponds to an obol. Incomplete legend, probably BITVRICAS. Here is what cgb.fr says, about this coin: ''Exemplaire qui aurait été trouvé anciennement à Thérouanne (Pas-de-Calais)'' ... ''Exemplaire de la plus grande rareté dont le seul autre exemplaire est connu par un dessin publié par Decoster dans la Revue Belge de Numismatique de 1852 et provenant du trésor de Dorestad (Wijk bij Duurstede, Pays-Bas, province d’Utrecht). Exemplaire illustré sous le n° 365B, p. 257 de la dernière édition de l’ouvrage de Georges Depeyrot consacré aux monnaies carolingiennes.''. Traduction: Copy which would have been found formerly in Thérouanne (Pas-de-Calais)... Extremely rare copy, the only other copy of which is known from a drawing published by Decoster in the Revue Belge de Numismatique de 1852 from the treasury of Dorestad (Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands, province of Utrecht). Copy illustrated under n ° 365B, p. 257 of the last edition of Georges Depeyrot's book on Carolingian coins.