Gold, Louis the Pious Solidus, GB, 814-840 CE

Gold, Solidus of Louis the Pious, King of the Franks 814-840 CE, very rare.

Offered by numiscorner.com in 2025 for 22,300 Euros.

Found around Aldingbourne in W. Sussex, S. England, very close to the sea and thought to be an Anglo-Frisian copy of a solidus, likely struck 816-818 CE, of Louis the Pious, co-Emperor with his father Charlemagne from 813 CE.

Tap center for reverse.

Tap 6 oclock for text.