While hardly a large sample, the coins represented here are all in the same weight range as earlier coinage of Charles the Bald, whereas weights become much more variable, and generally lower, after his reign. Even though Eudes is not in the Carolingian lineage, this might well be the last of the better quality Carolingian era coinage. Charles the Simple's coinage has many coins in this range, but also many at lower weights. This general observation is admittedly made on the basis of a sample too small to have scientific validity. The key to really resolve this hypothesis would be to review the Eudes weights in Depeyrot or MG, a project for another day.

(for a larger version of this coin, click here)

Coin: AR denier, 19mm, 1.65gr. Obv: +GRATIA D-I REX, central small +ODO. Rev: +ANDECAVIS CIVITAS. central cross. Mint is Angers. R1685; MG 1291; Dep 14-B1, 44 (188 examples); Prou 432; Bel 1823; MEC 970; Nouchy Eudes-3.

(for a larger version of this coin, click here)

The coin: AR denier, 19mm, 1.56gr. Obv: +MISERICORDIA D-I, central interesting monogram. Rev: +BIESIANIS CASTRO, central cross. Blois mint. R1652; MG 1311; Dep 14E1v, 163v (91 examples). This coin is not clearly in Depreyot but this is the closest. MEC 980. Bel 186v. Seller (Singer) id Pr 482.

(for a larger version of this coin, click here)

The coin: AR denier, 22mm, 1.72gr. Obv: +GRATIA D-I REX, central monogram. Rev: +LIMOVICAS CIVIS, central cross, reversed 'S' in CIVIS. Limoges mint in Aquitaine. R1697; MG 1332; Dep 14 B1, 511 (1122 examples); MEC 974; not in Bel; Nouchy E24.

(for a larger image of this coin, click here)

The coin: AR denier, 20mm, 1.63gr. Obv: +GRATIA D-I REX ODO, central KRLS monogram. Rev: +AVREL’ANIS CIVITAS central cross. Mint is Orleans. R1648; MG 1321 (cites 2 with the KRLS monogram); Dep 14B1, 730 (94 examples but monogram type unclear); Prou 522.

(for a larger image of this coin, click here)

The coin: AR denier, 19mm, 1.32gr. Obv: CRATIA D-I REX, central monogram. Rev: AVREL'ANIS CIVITA, central cross. Mint is Orleans. R1658; MG 1322v (which has CIVITAS); Dep 14B1, 731 (90 examples); not in Bel. This is a less common version of the coin, with CIVITA.

(for a larger version of this coin, click here)

The coin: AR denier, 20mm, 1.68gr. Obv: +MISERICORDIA D'I, central Eudes monogram. Rev: +HTVRONES CIVITAS, central cross. Mint is Tours.  R1654; MG 1295; Dep 14-F2, 1043 (165 examples). Dep matches to PdA XXX 21. Nouchy E 50, not in Bel.

The coin: Denier of Toulouse, 20 mm, 1.61gr. Obv: +ODDO REX FR-C,  central cross. Rev: TOLOSA CIVI, center deisgn with two 'O' and two 'D.' Toulouse mint. Roberts 1641 Toulouse, MG 1341 (with a - between R-C). Not in Dep (closest is Type 14 1-2) or in Belaubre.