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Denier - Leo III and emperor Charlemagne

Issuer Papal States
Year 800-814
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Weight 1.68 g
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LEO PA ✠ SCS PETRVS
(Translation: Pope Leo. Saint Peter.)
Reverse description A Carolingian imperial monogram, composed of interlaced letters forming the name CARLVS, is prominently displayed in the central field within a beaded inner circle. The bold, cross-based monogram is characteristic of the chancery script adopted under Charlemagne's imperial administration. A circular Latin legend surrounds the beaded circle, reading IMPA and CARLVS, identifying the issuer as Emperor Charles. A cross pattée divides the legend, reflecting the dual secular and religious authority celebrated by this joint papal-imperial coinage.
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