Denarius, type 1, var 1
Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse
CARLVS REX FR (circular legend around a cross surrounded by a circle made up of dots, one globule above the horizontal bar of the letter L and a cross between FR and CARLVS).
PAPIA (circular legend around the Carolus monogram (1) surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letters A and P).
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/btv1b104136903.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=2231770;4.
Monograms Carolus:
(1) Without dot at the top in the diamond on the middle.
(2) With dot at the top in the diamond on the middle.
N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
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1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seems never to have gone on sale.