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title: Coin Depiction of Louis the Pious
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14039/coin-depiction-of-louis-the-pious/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Coin Depiction of Louis the Pious
_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14039.png)
## Image Caption
9th-century [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicting Louis the Pious, Holy [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) and King of the [Franks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/) (r. 814-840).
The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2021, May 18). Coin Depiction of Louis the Pious. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Coin Depiction of Louis the Pious." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2021. .
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Coin Depiction of Louis the Pious." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2021, .
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