Medieval Monday!

Usually not one to post coins that have yet to arrive but jeez I’m very hyped for this one.

 

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@talerman, that was worth a second post!

Amazing sceatta, @Nap. --Yikes, ex-Abramson. No wonder!

 

Norman issue follaro ( imitating Byzantine follis class C ) for the Giorgio Maniace campaign .
I already posted the first coin here on Cointalk a few months ago.
The second coin is new .

 

Very interesting, what is the reasearch tying these coins to Maniakes?

 

If I understand correctly, that was Bendall's theory - "it is hard not to equate the western production of these coins with the attempt by George Maniakes to recover the lost Byzantine territories". There are several discussion about this type on Italian coin forum lamonta.it .

 

There was a coin of the same type that sold at auction. https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=837&lot=513
A different interpretation of the monogram was given.

 

You're spot on, @Darius590. @FitzNigel and I had a memorably congenial let's-get-into-it about a primary alternate interpretation a while back, on this very thread! Here's where the main phase of it starts. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-monday.366691/page-42#post-7885400
(Edit: it continues, off and on, for several other posts, most or all of which include other subjects.)

 

Rhodes. Order of St. John . Emery d'Amboise (1503-1512) AR denier.
0.5 g.
E.....DAMBOISE•MA Arms of the House of Amboise
E.....DEI.....V St. John the Baptist standing facing ,holding the symbolic lamb with his right hand and a long cross in left .
Schlumberger Pl.XI - 10



Rhodes. Order of St. John . Emery d'Amboise (1503-1512) AR denier.
0.6 g.
EMERIC....AMBO... Arms of the House of Amboise
ECCE•AG....DEIECC..V.. St. John the Baptist standing facing ,holding the symbolic lamb with his right hand and a long cross in left .
Schlumberger Pl.XI - 10

 

Here are some recent additions...

Just saw this....amazing coin!!!!!
John

 

That is a great coin/ Lord I have a Croatia coin from 1941 AV 500 Kuna/ Ante Pavelic

 

Early Norman Feudal Coinage

 

Duke Richard I

 

Richard III, groat (I used to own)

 

William I penny, Lifwine Horn/Rochester. Rare mint and very rare double named moneyer.

 

Wish I still owned it.

 

So true!
I have NEVER sold a coin/ once they are in my collection/ they are there forever.

Now I have two coins from the enemies of Christendom.

Both from the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt

AV Dinar AH504 (1110AD) Misr Mint
al-Amir 1096-1130
4.25g. 22.5mm. .999


obv: Centre Imam al-Mansur

circle 1 In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful, this Dinar was struck at Misr, in the Year 504

circle 2 Abu 'Ali al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Prince of the Faithful

rev:
Circle 1 Sura IX verse 33

Circle 2 There is no God save Allah and Muhammad is his prophet and Ali is his Saint

Nicol 2523

ex: Firmenich Auction 2016

 

Nice looking William @Darius590! I’m also sad you sold it. (Welcome to the boards, btw).

@panzerman - beautiful gold as always. There was a particular fatamid imitation that came up for auction a while ago that would be my white whale, but it would have cost 1/4 my annual salary to grab it. Oh well - they are beautiful coins

 

Oh, the tears I could shed. My eyes were always bigger than my budget.