Hack-gold made from a Carolingian solidus of Louis the Pious (814-840) found at Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
A quarter of a Carolingian gold solidus found in Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Hack-gold made from a Carolingian solidus of Louis the Pious (814-840) found at Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Hack-gold made from a Carolingian solidus of Louis the Pious (814-840) found at Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Quartered Carolingian Gold Solidus (CM.163-2010)

A quarter of a Carolingian gold solidus found in Torksey, Lincolnshire

This gold solidus of the Carolingian emperor, Louis the Pious (778-840 CE), was cut into pieces as hack-gold. Unlike the imitation gold solidus from the same era, it has not been cut carefully into quarters. Instead it has been snipped to the right size for weighing. Gold coins were used in the Carolingian empire until it adopted a silver standard.

Object Type

Coin

Date

circa 814 — 840

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Keywords

Carolingian, coin, Currency, Danelaw Saga, Economy, Fitzwilliam_Museum, gold, hackgold, Lincolnshire, Torksey, trade

Further information

You can see the original at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

This object is related to Torksey, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Torksey, Lincolnshire.

Acknowledgements

© The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

References

The Fitzwilliam Museum

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