Your favorite coins by century.

I think Chris win's the 12th century, he used so many different parts of that awesome table..
Steve that's a wild and crazy coin you got there, i don't think i've seen it before..

My 12th century coins..
This is a over lap also..
Alexius l
1081 - 1118..AD..
Ae Tetarteron
Obv. bust of Chris Jesus facing, wearing nimbus..XC to right.
Rev.Bust of Alexius l facing wearing crown..
18mm x 3.43 g.

 

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One more 12th century coin, much like Chris's..which his has awesome silvering..

Byzantine Empire..
Manuel...1143 - 1180..Ad..
Billion Aspron Trachy
Cup Coin..(looks like a little cup).
Obv. bust of Chris Jesus, beardless facing..
Rev. bust of Manuel facing, crowned,wearing chlamys and holding labarum..
28mm x 3.67 g.
Fully silvered..


side profile....

 

Alfonso I, King of Aragon and Navarre (reigned 1104-1134)
AR Denaro
Obv: +ANFVS REX, legend surrounding bust facing left
Rev: +TOLLETA, legend around cross with two stars in field
Toledo mint

 

Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire (reigned 1143-1180)
AE Trachy
Obv: Christ seated, holding Gospels, IC XC in fields
Rev: Manuel being crowned by Mary
Constantinople mint

 

Bohemund III, Prince of Antioch (ruled 1149-1163 with Constance of Antioch, 1163-1204 alone)
AR Denier
Obv:+BOAMVDNVS, Helmeted head left and wearing chainmail, crescent to left, star to right
Rev: +ANTIOCHIA around cross and downward crescent in second quarter, three annulets between I and O of ANTIOCH
Antioch mint, struck 1163-1204
17 mm wide

 

I have about a dozen barbaric thing-a-mjigs similar to this (I know the name of them, I just can't spell/remember it.), but in worse condition.

I also have one legitimate issue of Isaac II, sadly I don't know if I'll get around to posting it.

Latin Rulers of Thessalonica. 1204-1264 AD. AE large module Trachy. IC-XC to left and right of Christ seated facing / Emperor, crowned and wearing loros, half-length figure standing, holding cross-tipped sceptre and cross on globe. SB 2055; DOC IV 24.





As you might be able to imagine, this was a bear to photograph.

 

Well, the weekend is over (*sad*) ... but at least it's next-century day!!

=> BRING-ON THE 13th-CENTURY A.D.

Today, I have "2" representatives from this century ... here is my first:

ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I.
AR Tram (Coronation issue)
1198-1219 AD
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 2.75 grams
Obverse: Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding cross and lis-tipped scepter
Reverse: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reverted; between, cross pattée set on spear
Reference: AC 289
Other: 5h … nicely toned

 

Yup, I've always thought that this next offering is a very cool coin ...

Seljuqs of Rum, Kaykhusraw II
Silver Dirham
Konya Mint
1241-1242 A.D. (AH639)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
Obverse: Sun and Lion
Reverse:
Other: A-1218 … SLJQ-503

 

I’ve got an example of this historic medieval Venetian coinage. These popular World commerce coins have the image of Jesus Christ seated on a throne. Here is some background information:


For a very long time the pfennig was the coin circulating in Europe. It had apparently spread all over the area as either the German pfennig, Latin denarius, French denier, English penny, and the Italy denaro. All these different flavors of pfennigs were issued in different weights but they all kind-of & sort-of traded everywhere. Like all money in history, they progressively got lighter & the precious metal content became more diluted over time.

At this time in history, the Muslims were in Palestine & Jerusalem and the crusaders mustered in Venice Italy.

By this time of the crusades, the pfennigs were not worth very much which made it difficult to pay for major military actions & purchases. In Italy the purchasing power of the denaro had dropped so that paying for crusades with denaro became very complicated. Italy began issuing a silver coin (grosso) that initially weighed about 2 grams and was supposedly worth about 12 to 20 denari. These grosso coins (like my coin) became prolific during the period between 1200 and 1400. Early grosso coins emulated the designs of the previous coins. However, the reverse of grosso like mine began depicting Jesus Christ on a throne. The Grosso apparently became a World commerce coin much as other famous coinage like (1) the tetradrachem, (2) the piece of eight and (3) the US dollar from some years ago. These grosso are the forerunners of the groat coins that subsequently prevailed in the European money scene.

The first grosso may have originally been issued in Milan around 1200. My coin was minted much later in Venice between 1275 and 1280. Note that the leader of Venice was called the “Doge” or “Duce” (Dux in Latin & Duke in English). My coin originates from 1275-1280 under the reign of the Doge Jacopo Contarini. As noted, the reverse depicts Jesus Christ on a throne. The obverse depicts Doge (Jacopo Contarini) together with the Venetian city’s Saint Mark. The Doge is on the left receiving a tall flag from St. Mark on the right.

Jacopo Contarini was the 47th Doge of Venice, from 1275 until his abdication in 1280. The last Doge of Venice was Ludovico Manin, who abdicated in 1797 when Napoleon came to town.

 

Also from the 13th Century is this Hand Heller from Swabia Germany. These wafer-thin coins depict a hand on the obverse.

 

13th.century already..

My first coin over laps 12th and 13th, also was used by VK..

Crusaders, Antioch..
Bohemond lll 1163 - 1204..AD.
Ar.Denier.
Obv. Bohmond lll helmeted, mailed bust left, crescent to left, star to right.
Rev.Antiochia cross patte-e, crescent in second angle.
19mm x 1.01 g

 

Cool coins, fellas ...

=> please keep 'em comin'!!

 

13th.century...

C89 posted a very nice coin, mine is very close to the same...

Venice Raineri Zeno..1253 - 1268..AD..
Ar Grosso
Obv. Christ Jesus sitting on Throne, holding 4 gospels..
Rev. Doge to left and St. Mark on right..
22mm x 2.17 g.

 

James I, King of Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier
(reigned in Aragon from: 1213-1276, Majorca: 1231-1276, Valencia 1238-1276)
AR Denaro
Obv: IACOBVS REX, crowned bust left
Rev: VALENCIE, tree with branches, cross above
Valencia mint, struck 1238-1276

(sorry for the photo. Haven't shot my own yet)

 

ENGLISH HENRY III 1242-1247 SHORT CROSS

 

ARMENIA HETHOUM II 1289 -1293

 

ARMENIA HETHOUM II 12889-1293

 

Hi Ripley => wow, long time, no hear, my dear!!

=> it is great having you back in the ol' fold!!

 

hey ripley!

here's my 13 century coins...





artuqid
nashir al-din artuq arlsan
1201-1239

this coin is border 12 and 13th, but i'll post it here..





queen lilavati
1197-1212 ad
sri lanka

 

my gros tournois of Philip IV of France 1285-1314, DuP 213c
struck in 1285-90