So what's a coin of Charlemagne worth these days? Of course I'll exclude the super rare (& expensive) portrait varieties so just the non portrait ones? Apparently these are made in many types: the more desirable having his title Carolvs with IMP for his coronation in the year 800 AD. I understand there are some books out on these but haven't been able to track them down. Also there are varieties with his name in a couple of lines, presumably minted before he was crowned Emperor. Are these worth anything? Also were his pieces duplicated (like some Roman Emperors or tetradrachma of Alexander) by other Kings of the day? Thus a coin may be marked Carolvs but have been minted by some contemporary non-entity such as Leo III. Naturally value is dependent on condition. Let's leave condition out of it and just talk about the desirability of the different types. Assume a decent condition. Thanks for any insights.
http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...s=1¤cy=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company= This link should give you some idea... Wildly expensive for most types and I'd try to access a few auctions and see what they have. Coincidentally enough,I just re-read a book on Charlemage the past few days and I was thinking of going after a few 'Carolus' types myself.
Mikey shows what I have noticed. I own a few Carolingian coins, but Charles always goes outrageously high.
Here are three from MA Shops ... http://www.ma-shops.com/saive/item.php5?id=1753&lang=en&curr=USD http://www.ma-shops.com/crinon/item.php5?id=4103&lang=en&curr=USD http://www.ma-shops.com/poinsignon/item.php5?id=57653&lang=en&curr=USD ... and CGB lists eight (to see the Charlemagne coins only, select his name from the "Characters" menu): http://www.cgbfr.com/boutique,carolingiennes.html Pretty pricy, yes. Christian
