When I saw this I knew I had to have it. It is a French feudal coin that has the legend JVLIVS CAESAR and his portrait on the obverse. If you look at the obverse you can read most of the legend. I am counting on the medieval coin posters to answer why a medieval coin would have Julius Caesar on the obverse, because I do not know. I have seen coins like this before but I am having trouble finding any on the net. Post your favourite medieval coin. Etienne (Stephan) I Comptee de Sancerre AR Denier 1152-1191 Mint: Sancerre Obv: IVLIVS CAESAR legend and portrait Rev: STEPANVS COMES and cross (20 mm 0.8 g) Bd. 301 (4f)-SCMF 4971 Bought from Marcantia on Vcoins
Congrats on the awesome coin @Orfew that is a great type. I've had one of those on my want list for a while. As for Caesar, @seth77 had a great post about these coins. The quick answer is that the location of Sancerre had an association with Julius Caesar. Here is the link to his post https://www.cointalk.com/threads/th...crusaders-administrators.302438/#post-2844281
Thanks for the link @TheRed I knew I saw a reference to these coins on this site somewhere. I expressed in that thread that I wanted one and now I have one.
Ah, you beat me to. I had my eye on that coin but decided to hold off. I'm glad it's in good hands though. Congratulations.
Always glad to see a denier of Etienne de Sancerre. This one has a bearded portrait right, which I think is one of the earlier variations from the 1150s(?)
And while we're at it, here's something interesting from Etienne -- a variation that might have been one of the later ones for him: Notice the portrait to left and the jeweled crown instead of the usual mithra. Considering these details and the similarities it shares with the later emissions for his heirs, this was struck probably a while before or while Etienne was on crusade at Acre in 1190. They are rather scarce, but Poey d'Avant has one at #2007 and Boudeau at 303.
