FRANCE DENIER (840-877) TOP POP - Carolingian, Charles the Bald, Bayeux NGC MS 62

Certification details

Certification number: 8590442-004

Grade: MS 62

NGC collectible ID: 220876

Pedigree: (1.66g)

Nominal value: DENIER

Mint Mark: FRANCE

Variety: CAROLINGIAN - BAYEUX ; CHARLES THE BALD

Year: (840-877)

Denier, Bayeux, Charles the Bald, 840-877, GRATIA D-I REX type, 1.66 g.
Obverse: Karolus monogram in a beaded circle, with ✠ GRATIA D-I REX.
Reverse: cross in a beaded circle, with ✠ HBΛIOCΛS CIVITΛS.

Bayeux lies on the river Aure in Normandy, not far from the Channel. The Romans called the town Augustodurum, and already in the 4th century it had a bishop, Saint Exuperius.
In the late 9th century the Vikings destroyed the Carolingian cathedral. Around 890 the Norseman Rollo marched against the count of Bayeux and took the town by force.
After a fire in 1046 Bishop Hugh II began a new cathedral, and his successor Odo, half-brother of William the Conqueror, completed it. It was consecrated in 1077 in William's presence, and for centuries the cathedral kept the Bayeux Tapestry, nearly 70 metres of embroidery telling the conquest of England in 1066.
Almost 900 years later Bayeux saw another great crossing, this time the other way. On 7 June 1944, the day after D-Day, British troops entered the town, because the Germans had withdrawn. That is why the medieval centre survived almost untouched.

For comparison: an AU58 example sold in MDC Monaco auction 17 for 1,054 euros, or 1,306.96 euros including the 24% buyer's premium. That coin was the top pop at the time. This coin is the top pop in the NGC census, graded MS62, three grades higher.

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