Denarius
CARLO (the letters C, A, R and L under a tilde).
ANDE (the letters A and E mixed, D and E also mixed, a cross on the left and the letter D surrounded by globules).
Photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/carloman-ier-denier-sup,v42_0001,a.html.
Quote from cbg.fr about this coin: pédigrée: ''Monnaie vendue avec un certificat d’expertise d’Alain Weil, sur lequel sont collées deux photographies de cet exemplaire : “Paris le 29 mars 1994. Certificat d’authenticité. Je, soussigné, Alain Weil, certifie par la présente l’authenticité du denier d’argent carolingien reproduit photographiquement ci dessous : [deux photos de la monnaie]. Denier de Charlemagne [sic], pour Angers, poids 1,22 g.” Signature : “Alain Weil”.''. Traduction: ''Coin sold with a certificate of expertise by Alain Weil, on which are pasted two photographs of this copy: “Paris March 29, 1994. Certificate of authenticity. I, the undersigned, Alain Weil, hereby certify the authenticity of the Carolingian silver denarius reproduced photographically below: [two pictures of the coins]. Denarius of Charlemagne [sic], for Angers, weight 1.22 g. ” Signature: “Alain Weil''.
Additional comment from cgb.fr: ''Monnaie dans un état de conservation exceptionnel frappée avec les mêmes coins de droit et de revers que l’exemplaire du Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen de Berlin (n° 18202487) consultable en ligne et est illustré planche III, n° 83 de l’ouvrage de Morrison Grunthal. L’exemplaire de Berlin a été acheté en 1911 et provient de la collection Gariel et appartenait antérieurement de la collection du vicomte Ponton d’Amécourt. Un exemplaire est signalé dans la prestigieuse collection Meyer (n° 71).''. Traduction: ''Coin in an exceptional state of conservation struck with the same right and reverse die as the copy of the Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen of Berlin (n ° 18202487) available online and is illustrated plate III, n ° 83 of the work of Morrison Grunthal. The Berlin copy was purchased in 1911 and comes from the Gariel collection and previously belonged to the collection of Viscount Ponton d'Amécourt. A copy is reported in the prestigious Meyer collection (n ° 71)''.
I add the direct link to the coin preserved at the Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen of Berlin which actually has the same corners as the copy of cgb.fr: http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=2355189&viewType=detailView.
Another 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/btv1b10412999x.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=2403445;2.
One more copy sold 15.000 euros in AU state by iNumis, link to the sale: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=648&lot=336, link to their website: https://www.inumis.com/.
N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
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1 | 6.000 | 8.500 | 10.000 | 14.000 | ? | ? |