Exceptional Denier Charles the Bald Melun very rare Condition SUP+ PCGS AU58

  

Obverse inscription: + CRATIA D-I REX, (LEGEND BEGINNING AT 6 O'CLOCK). Obverse description: Monogram of CHARLES (KAROLVS, L retrograde). Obverse translation: (Charles, king by the grace of God). Reverse inscription: + CASTELLO MILED.

Reverse translation: (Castle of MELUN). To be compared with the specimen presented at the BNF. A particularly pleasant specimen to view: patina, clarity of strikes, wide flan...

Fewer than 50 known specimens it seems! Historical reminder: Charles II is one of the grandsons of Charlemagne; son of Louis the Pious.