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1299
Carolingian. Louis ‘le Pieux’ (the Pious). as Emperor Louis I, (814-840). (Melle) mint. Struck 814-819. Silver
Denier, undated. 1.74 g. HLVDOVVICVS IMP AVG, laureate and draped bust right / + METALLVM, two
dies between two hammers. (M&G 396; Kluge 223; MEC I, 758v; Dep 607. Ar).
Rare.
Very fine. $ 5,500
ex Alde June 11 2016; lot 37.
Extremely Rare Barcelona Louis the Pious Denier
1300
Carolingian. Louis The Pious, (814-840). Silver Denier, Barcelona Mint, undated. 1.62 g. Center cross,
+HLVDOVVICVS IMP. Rev. BAR/CINO/NA. (Cru. V.S. 5.2; Balaguer 7 (obv. 5, rev 9); Cru.C.G. 1804
var; Dep 123; M&G 425v). Only 9 examples known, with only 3 in private hands.
Extremely rare.
About
extremely fine.
$ 16,000
ex Aureo & Calico, March 2016, lot 25.
1301
Carolingian. Pepin II, (839-865). Silver Denier, undated. Toulouse. Cross. Rev. Pippinus monogram. (M&G
617; Dep 999). Very fine.
$ 650
ex Aureo 100, lot 3189.