Denarius, type 2 (MEDOLVS)
CARo _ LVS (inscribed in two lines).
MEDOLVS (circular legend around a cross with a hollow in the center).
Photo of a coin sold by Monnaies d'Antan, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1436380, link to their website: http://www.monnaiesdantan.com/.
Two other copies 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/btv1b10442347m.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=472105;2. Link to the second coin: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10442117m.r=charlemagne%20denier?rk=3240359;2.
Another copy sold by OGN numismatique, link to the sale and their website: https://www.ogn-numismatique.com/article.asp?langue=fr&article=11209.
Specimen clearly without globules. We see very small dots which are not globules, only many coins show dots of different sizes. I have only classified the large dots whose size clearly indicates a globule. Considering the smallest as defects or die breaks.
| N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 350 | 600 | 1.000 | ? | ? | ? |