Cut-quarter of a gold solidus, from Torksey

An image of Quarter solidus. Cut-quarter of a gold solidus. Ruler: Louis the Pious (814-840). Only some 15 official solidi of Louis are known, compared with some 80 imitations. The importance of this carefully divided quarter-coin is as evidence for the acceptance of solidi by tale rather than as mere bullion in the 9th century. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Gold, struck, 816-819. Carolingian.

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Quarter solidus. Cut-quarter of a gold solidus. Ruler: Louis the Pious (814-840). Only some 15 official solidi of Louis are known, compared with some 80 imitations. The importance of this carefully divided quarter-coin is as evidence for the acceptance of solidi by tale rather than as mere bullion in the 9th century. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Gold, struck, 816-819. Carolingian.

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Accession Number: CM.521-1998
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Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 772.71kB
Exposure time: 1/25
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2017:11:15 12:55:46

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AD Carolingian coin coinage currency Fitz_CM fragment French gold Louis the Pious money quarter solidus solidus struck Torksey

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