Carolingian. Pippin II of Aquitaine (839-852) Denier ND (845-848) AU50 NGC, Melle mint, Rob-1872, MEC I-814, MG-606, Dep-617 (2 examples studied). 21mm. 1.67gm. +PIPINVS REX EQ, cross pattee / +METVLLO, Pipinus monogram. Boasting a delightful quality for Pippin's short-lived coinage, toned somewhere between stone-gray and obsidian, the lettering of the mint name carefully measured and cut, some minor recutting visible in the Aquitanian king's name. Sold with old CNG auction tag. From the Morris Collection

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