| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 977 Price realized: 300 USD (Approx. 275 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Emperor Charles II, 875-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.73 g, 3h). Class 3. Biturices (Bourges) mint. Struck 876-877. + CΛRLVS IMP ΛVG, cross pattée; – above M / + BITVRICES CIVIT, Karolus monogram. Depeyrot 198; M&G 1479; MEC 1, 914. Deeply toned with iridescence, hint of die rust, slight double strike on obverse. Near EF. From the James Fox Collection. These coins of Bourges appear to have become an immobilised type which was minted throughout the period from Charles the Bald's accession as emperor in 875 until Odo replaced them in 888. They were evidently minted in large numbers and remained in circulation for a long while, as 18 ended up in the Cuerdale hoard of around 905 and 17 in the Rennes hoard of circa 920. The majority were probably minted under Emperor Charles the Fat (884–8). [S. Coupland] Estimate: 500 USD |  |
