Aachen penny of Charlemagne

Obverse of the Aachen silver penny
Reverse of the Aachen silver penny with signum manus

The Aachen penny of Charlemagne, a Carolingian silver coin, was found on 22 February 2008 in the foundations of the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, during archaeological work in the northeastern bay of the hexadecagon.[1] This is the first discovery of coinage from the time of Charlemagne at Aachen.[2]

  1. ^ Archive of the building manager of Aachen Cathedral: Sanierung der Mosaiken, Marmorverkleidung und Fußböden im Zentralbau[permanent dead link]. 2 April 2008, accessed on 5 April 2013 (German).
  2. ^ Aachen Archaeology Portal: Der Denar Karls Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 5 April 2013 (German).

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