Obole Melle (France), Louis The Pious, As Emperor Louis 1: Ad 814-840

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 11/26/2017 5:02 pm During his reign, Louis issued next to denari also oboles on a small scale. Oboles were 1/2 denarius. Obv: Cross Pattee Legend: + VLDOVVICVS IM Rev: Obverse and reverse dies; mallet to right and left. Legend: + METALLVM Diameter: 16mm Mass: 0,58 gram Mint: Melle ( Metallum) Struck 814-819. Rev: Coupland, Money , Class I, 3 Edited by Archeo1982 11/26/2017 6:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 7:14 pm A Nice detail on the reverse are the mallets and dies. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 7:41 pm Sort of a meta-coin: a hand-struck coin showing a coin being struck (by hand). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 7:45 pm Nice one :) Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7948 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 1:48 pm Glad this one got bumped. Really neat coin. I had seen reference to this mint (Melle) before and wondered where it was , as compared to other Caroloingian mints that remain important European cities. Apparently Melle was the location of silver mines that were mined from the 7th century until some time in the late medieval era. Today the population is all of 3,900. Report this Post to the Staff
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