Denier - Milo

Reverse

Hooked cross with letters in angles.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
N R
B O

Translation: Narbonne.

Comment

Under Charlemagne, Milon was simply continuing to exercise a right to coinage that he had acquired under Pepin, or that Pepin had granted him as a reward for exceptional services rendered during the conquest of Septimania.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Milon ne fait que continuer sous Charlemagne l'exercice d'un droit de monnayage qu'il s'est attribué sous Pépin ou que celui-ci lui a accordé en récompense de services exceptionnels rendus à l'époque de la conquête de la Septimanie.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Denier - Milo (759-791) coin from County of Narbonne (Carolingian States) is that it was minted during a time of significant political and economic change in Europe. The Carolingian Empire, which was established by Charlemagne in the 8th century, was beginning to break apart during Milo's reign, and the County of Narbonne was one of the many territories that were vying for independence. Despite this turmoil, the coinage of the period remained consistent, with the Denier being a widely used denomination throughout the empire. This coin, made of silver and weighing 1.14g, would have been an important part of everyday transactions during this time.

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