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Historical Archive: Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Carolingian to present


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Throne of Dagobert, bronze; 7th? and 9th c., CdM 65. This work has its own page.
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Charlemagne (768-814) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 318, Prou 981, CdM
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Charlemagne (768-814) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 318, Prou 981, CdM
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Charlemagne (768-814) silver denier, temple reverse: M-G 318, Prou 981, CdM
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top jewel of "Escrain de Charlemagne", aquamarine intaglio of Flavia Julia Titi (d. 91 CE) (unengraved side), sapphires, and pearls in gold, 9th c. (3rd quarter?), CdM Chab. 2089
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top jewel of "Escrain de Charlemagne", aquamarine intaglio of Flavia Julia Titi (d. 91 CE) (engraved side), sapphires, and pearls in gold, 9th c. (3rd quarter?), CdM Chab. 2089
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Evangelists with their symbols, ivory, early 9th c., CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 330, Prou 63, Dorestad, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) silver denier, ship reverse: M-G 330, Prou 63, Dorestad, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 368, Prou 444, Tours, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 368, Prou 445a, Tours, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) silver denier, city gate reverse: M-G 368, Prou 445a, Tours, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) gold solidus, bust obverse: M-G 514, Prou 1070, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) gold solidus, cross in wreath reverse: M-G 514, Prou 1070, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) gold solidus, bust obverse: Prou 1072, CdM
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Louis the Pious (814-40) gold solidus, cross in wreath reverse: Prou 1072, CdM
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Frisian gold solidus: imitation of Louis the Pious, bust obverse, Prou 1075, CdM
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Frisian gold solidus: imitation of Louis the Pious, cross in wreath reverse, Prou 1075, CdM
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Lothar I (840-55) silver denier (copy?), bust obverse: M-G 562, Prou 1048, CdM
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Lothar I (840-55) silver denier (copy?), temple reverse: M-G 562, Prou 1048, CdM
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Lothar I (840-55) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 563, Prou 1049, CdM
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Lothar I (840-55) silver denier, temple reverse: M-G 563, Prou 1049, CdM
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Lothar I (840-55) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 564, Prou 1050, CdM
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Lothar I (840-55) silver denier, temple reverse: M-G 564, Prou 1050, CdM
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Crucifixion (engraved reverse, image reversed for legibility), crystal intaglio, c.855-69, CdM 2167ter
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Crucifixion reverse in natural light, crystal intaglio, c.855-69, CdM 2167ter
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St. Paul obverse, crystal intaglio, mid to late 9th c., CdM H3416
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St. Paul engraved reverse, crystal intaglio, mid to late 9th c., CdM H3416
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St. Paul, oblique view of reverse crystal intaglio, mid to late 9th c., CdM H3416
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Louis IV (936-54) or V (986-87) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 1631, Prou 470, Chinon, CdM
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enameled gold 14th-c. mount reworked 1793, with c.25-50 CE sardonyx cameo of Jupiter with eagle (Camée de Chartres), CdM Chab. 4
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enameled gold 14th-c. mount reworked 1793, with c.25-50 CE sardonyx cameo of Jupiter with eagle (Camée de Chartres), CdM Chab. 4