822-840 France Carolingian Empire Milan Denier PCGS AU-50
CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. Louis was the son of Charlemagne and was co-emperor with him until his death in 1814. AR Denier. Milan mint. Struck 814-840.
Obverse: + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, dross pattée; pellets in quarters. Reverse: XPISTIΛNΛ RELIGIO, temple façade. Literature: Coupland-Group F; Class 3; Money Group B; Depeyrot 1179. PCGS has graded one as AU50 with two finer (AU53; AU55). The last auction appearance of this rare issue was in June of 2020, when the AU53 piece sold via Heritage and brought $552.
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