FRANCE / CAROLINGIENS - FRANCE / CAROLINGIAN Charlemagne (768-814). Denarius, 2nd type of Melle ND (771-794), Melle. In two lines: CARo / LVS, A and R linked. Rv. M[ET]bLb (METOLO) around a finial. P.683 - MEC.728 - MG.268 v. ; Silver - 1.25 g - 18 mm - 9 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! NGC AT 58 (8360794-014). Beautiful mintage, barely off-centre, on a good metal blank. Barely split blank. Nice grey patina. Superb. Morrison and Grunthal give only one type for this workshop but two reverses exist, distinguished in Prou or in MEC. Our copy is the second variety of reverse with M, & for ET, b for O, L and b for O.