Bidspirit auction | Silver-Toned Commemorative Medal of Charlemagne

Silver-Toned Commemorative Medal of Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus) - A silver-toned commemorative medal honouring Charlemagne. The obverse features a left-facing crowned portrait of the emperor, Carolus Magnus, holding a vertical sword in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. The legend reads CAROLVS MAGNVS with the dates 742-814 inscribed at the base. The reverse displays a map of the Carolingian Empire with a superimposed imperial eagle. The German legend DAS REICH DER KAROLINGER surrounds the map, which identifies locations including NAVARRA, SINIG, MOUEN, UTRECNT, CRAC, and AUG-VIND. A small maker's mark consisting of the initials KG is visible in the left field of the reverse.