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Image: Charlemagne. Autorité émettrice de monnaie Milan. Atelier monétaire. Émetteur (Public domain)
DenominationDenier
Country / EmpireCarolingian Empire
Obverse DesignCross potent in center, surrounded by the legend 'CAROLVS IMP AVG' (or similar, 'CAROLVS' is visible)
Reverse DesignMint name 'MEDIO' (for Mediolanum/Milan) in two lines, sometimes with a cross above/below
Historical Context
Coinage issued during the reign of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans. This coin is part of his monetary reforms which standardized coinage across his vast empire in the early medieval period.
