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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4102679, member: 100731&quot;]Congrats on your first Carolingian! Though several users (e.g. [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER], [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER], [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER]) know way more about Medieval than I do, I believe it&#039;s an immobilized type (i.e. minted posthumously), minted up until the 10th-11th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similar coins (with the &quot;o&quot; of MET/ALO in subscript):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066297[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066298[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066299[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066300[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And, also, my own Carolingians:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066302[/ATTACH] CAROLINGIAN, Lotharius. Denomination: AR Denier, minted: Bourges, France; 954-986 (or until ~1050)</p><p>Obv: +BITVRICES CIVITAS Tetrastyle temple, with cross on top. Inside, small cross. </p><p>Rev: + LOTERIVS REX, cross within dotted border, outside, dotted border</p><p>Weight: 1.19g; Ø:19mm. Catalogue: TTB. Nou.7-Prou.755. Provenance: Found near Amiens, France; acq.: 01-2020</p><p>Minted on a relatively small flan, small portion with weak strike</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066303[/ATTACH] </p><p>CAROLINGIAN, Charles le Simple. Denomination: AR Obole (immobilized), minted: Melle, France; 898-922 (or ~ 1100)</p><p>Obv: + CΛROLV(retrograde S) RE+ R, cross pattée</p><p>Rev: MET/ΛLO in two lines</p><p>Weight: 0.65g; Ø:16mm. Catalogue: Depeyrot 629 var. (obv. legend); M&amp;G –; MEC –; Fécamp 8381-7. Provenance: Found near Amiens, France; acq.: 01-2020</p><p>Some green deposits, struck on good metal, nicely toned with original luster remaining</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066304[/ATTACH] </p><p>CAROLINGIAN, Charles II le Chauve. Denomination: AR Denier, minted: Le Mans, France; 834-877</p><p>Obv: + GRATIA D-I REX, monogram </p><p>Rev: + CINOMANIS CIVITAS, cross in the middle</p><p>Weight: 1.69g; Ø:19mm. Catalogue: Nou.146c-Dep.559-Prou.420. Provenance: Found near Amiens, France; acq.: 01-2020</p><p>Beautiful example, wonderful and pleasant toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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