Denarius, type 1 (CARLVS RE)

Obverse

Obverse legend

Reverse legend

Reverse

CARLVS RE (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between RE and CARLVS).

DVN - NIS (circular legend with the letter S retrograde around the Karolus monogram (2) surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letters S and D, another between the two letters N).

Photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website (lot 655): https://vso.cgb.fr/v05/v050082.html.

Monograms Karolus:

(1) All letters inscribed normally.

(2) The letters K, R and L written normally, the letter S retrograde.

As I already noted for the Agen and Bourges mints, there is a monogram with the letter K resembling a C always associated with a shorter obverse legend. Again, does this indicate that these are the first strikes? Here, the letter K still seems to look like a K rather than a C, so I did not note the monogram as Carolus, but Karolus. However, doubt is allowed as to the nature of the first letter.