bca_646274 - LOUIS THE PIOUS Obole
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Price : 1 500.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2023)
Price : 1 500.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: circa 780-800
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Narbonne
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 0,62 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Obole frappée sur un flan irrégulier et large. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise. Petite fente à 5 heures au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + LDVCS IMD.
Obverse description : Croix.
Obverse translation : (Louis, empereur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : NAR/ BONA.
Reverse description : en deux lignes.
Reverse translation : (Narbonne).
Historical background
LOUIS THE PIOUS
(01/25/814-06/20/840)
Louis, who had been king of Aquitaine since 781, became emperor without issue on the death of his father in 814, the only surviving legitimate son. In the first part of his reign, until the year 829, he continued the work of his father and his coinage. The birth of Charles from a second marriage in 823 with Judith of Bavaria will bring his other sons, Lothair, Pepin and Louis to revolt against him. He was dethroned twice in 830 and 833 and the kingdom remained divided until his death in 840.
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