Denarius, type 1, var 1 (monogram Karolus . TARVISIO)
anépigraphe (monogram Karolus (1). A group of three globules in a triangle at each corner of the monogram).
TARVISIO (circular legend with the letter S inclined, around a globule surrounded by a circle made up of dots, a cross between the letters O and T).
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/btv1b10413707w/f2.item.
Monogram Karolus:
(1) With the letter A inscribed at the top in the diamond on the middle.
One can think that these denari were struck between 771 and 794 .. which places this strike between the first two periods for Charlemagne. I classified this coin in the second period because of the monogram which is the type adopted for this period. It is probably a transition with the type CARO _ LVS in two lines, struck during the first period. Which would make these coins the first strikes with the monogram.
It is the only coin that I saw with this legend of reverse TARVISIO.
| N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seems never to have gone on sale.