A coin of Queen Fastrada and Charlemagne
Simon Coupland
A Carolingian coin has recently been acquired by the Centre Charlemagne in Aachen which represents an entirely unexpected and truly historic addition to our knowledge of reign Charlemagne, as it bears name his wife Fastrada. It is first known example a queen being named on coin, because type was only introduced 793 Fastrada died August 794, can be very precisely dated. Charles almost certainly prompted strike learning pennies Cynethryth minted Offa late 780s. The coinage reflects both affection held power he prepared share with her.
Early Medieval Europe