France, Carolingians, Charles II the Bald, denarius, ca. 864–875, minted at Curtisasonien.
Obv. + GRATIA D-I REX, Charles’s monogram (KAROLVS).
Rev. + ICVRTISASONIEN, equal-armed cross.
Silver, 1.40 g, 18.9 mm. Prou 408 (9/408); MG. 895 and 897; Dp. 375.
Condition II
G. Depeyrot attributes the minting of the Cvrtisasonien coins to the town of Courgeon or the nearby hamlet of Courcessin (Court-Sessin) in the department of Orne, but the origin of these coins has not yet been established.
