v37_0833 - CARLOMAN II Denier
MONNAIES 37 (2009)
Starting price : 400.00 €
Estimate : 1 000.00 €
Realised price : 1 210.00 €
Number of bids : 15
Maximum bid : 1 210.00 €
Starting price : 400.00 €
Estimate : 1 000.00 €
Realised price : 1 210.00 €
Number of bids : 15
Maximum bid : 1 210.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: c. 879-884
Mint name / Town : Limoges
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,66 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. La croix du droit apparaît légèrement en négatif au droit. Exemplaire recouvert d’une légère patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + CARLOMAN REX, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 1 HEURE).
Obverse description : Croix.
Obverse translation : (Carloman, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + LIMOV X CIVIS.
Reverse description : Monogramme au nom de Charles.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Limoges).
Historical background
CARLOMAN II
(879-884)
Carloman II is the second son of Louis II le Bègue and Ansgarde. After the death of his father, in 879, he became king of France jointly with his brother Louis III. In 880, he received Aquitaine, Burgundy, Septimania, the marquisate of Toulouse and part of Provence. In 882, when his brother died, he reigned alone. He died in 884 of a hunting accident.
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