Carolingian Empire. Lothair I (840–855). AR Denier, Dorestad mint. Temple type.
Obverse: Cross pattée with a pellet in each quarter, within a circular border. Surrounding legend read as ✠ IOTΛMVS IPMEIRΛT, an irregular rendering of the emperor’s name and title; the middle letters of the title are uncertain.
Reverse: DORESTΛTVS MON around a temple with four columns, a triangular pediment surmounted by a cross, and a small cross between the columns, above two steps.
Metal: Silver
Diameter: 19.8 mm
References: Van Gelder (1961), type 9; cf. Morrison–Grunthal 529.
A Carolingian silver denier naming Dorestad, the early medieval trading centre near present-day Wijk bij Duurstede in the Netherlands. The distinctive, irregular lettering is characteristic of this issue.
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