Dear People,
I've got this very rare coin in my possesion, and I hope to get some tips to sell it. I've been contacted to Bruce Marsland. He does resaurch on Carolingian coins. And he told me it is this coin, when I got an determinated from an auction house.
I saw that an bad condition this coin where there are only 5 knows is sold for 1600 euro last year. This one is in good condition only misses a small piece. Ofcourse it depends on which auction house and the people who are interested.
Can anyone give me some good tips to sell this coin? I am an member of catawiki auction in the Netherlands but it is to small to sell an rare coin like this.
COLOGNE
Carolingian Mint
Louis the Pious, 814-840
Denar Cologne. 1.51 g + HLVDOVVICVS IMP Cross / / COLO / + / NIA.
Only five pieces in public collections.
Yes, indeed, this is a coin of Louis the Pious from Cologne, minted in his second period, between 816 and 823. I know of just six other finds: three in a famous 19th century from France , and three finds from the Netherlands: one in Wijk bij Duurstede, a single find from there, and another in Groningen. So it's great for me to know about one more find - I am trying to assemble as full a list as possible of all single finds from 751 to 864, and for this coin type of Louis the Pious in particular. I am just publishing a map of all known single finds of this second type, to give an idea of the productivity of the individual mints.
Posted 12/06/2013 10:27 am
