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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1892880, member: 44210&quot;]Those disgusted or are otherwise offended by broken coins, I recommend you click away <u>now</u>!</p><p>Only warning! Last chance!</p><p><br /></p><p>I try to avoid broken coins like many of you, but I love collecting from this time period and the history of the Dark Ages and I knew this coin had a good chance for selling for much cheaper than unbroken examples would usually fetch. I took a chance and snagged it for IMO was a good price: $21 shipped is bringing me home this rare piece of Dark Ages goodness. Now for the obligatory history lesson <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Charles the Bald (b. 823 AD) was the son of Emperor Louis the Pious of the Carolingian Empire, and one of the grandsons of the famous Charlemagne. After Louis died in 840 AD, his empire fell into civil war between his sons, Charles included. After becoming allies with his brother Louis the German, they together defeated the other son the emperor Lothair I a year later. In the Treaty of Verdun drawn up between the brothers, the empire was divided among the kings (although nominally still united) and Charles would ended up receiving West Francia and Louis ended up with East Francia.&nbsp; Lothair remained as emperor and was granted control of northern Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles&#039;s reign as king in West Francia was mostly peaceful, aside from soem family disputes and from conflicts with the Bretons and the Vikings. He later allied himself with the Pope John VIII and when Emperor Louis II (son of Lothair) died in 875, was crowned emperor in Rome. Louis the German then made war but soon after died a year later, after which Charles attempted but failed to conquer Louis&#039;s half of the empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>After a failed expedition to help the Pope against Saracen raiders threatening Italy, Charles the Bald died on October 6, 877.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Wikipedia, there are a couple theories why he was referred to as &#039;bald&quot;: </p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>Charles the Bald</b></u>, King of the Franks (840-877 AD) and Carolingian emperor (875-877 AD)</p><p>AR Obol</p><p>Obv: Monogram of Charles</p><p>Rev: [M]ETVLLO around cross in circle</p><p>Metallum (Melle) mint</p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Charles_zps9f531c43.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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