Aachen penny of Charlemagne
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The Aachen penny of Charlemagne, a Carolingian silver coin, was found on 22 February 2008 in the foundations of the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, during archaeological work in the northeastern bay of the hexadecagon.[1] This is the first discovery of coinage from the time of Charlemagne at Aachen.[2]
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