Fascinating little read - hopefully the full article will be easily accessible at some point....
Since this thread was brought up recently, I thought I would just tack on a couple of extra coins here relating to the Normans of Southern Italy....
The horse design and the banner are the same too - the image you chose is an excellent example since it has all of these elements in it
While beat up, that’s still a steal at $5! The hole is interesting too... here’s my example: [ATTACH] Norman Italy - Calabria Roger I, r....
They are ugly little suckers (at least the reasonably priced ones are). Here is mine: [ATTACH] England Henry I, r. 1100-1135 (1125-1135) Bury...
I am not aware of any complete list of moneyers and mints for the Norman kings. Best bet at the moment is the Catalogue of English Coins in the...
Ooooo.... that looks interesting. The price tag of books is certainly one of the greatest frustrations of academic publishing.
Were they dumping silver, or did they find an alternative slave market with the Slavs/Scandinavians after the Zanj Rebellion in the late 9th...
I am enjoying all of the early medieval beauties (uglies?) showing up here... thanks guys!
I remember seeing your Cnut from Scandinavia! Lovely coin - sorry I missed it at the auction (I haven’t been very good about keeping up with...
Nice coin @Ryro - but different Æthelred! Your Æthelred was just King if Northumbria, but the later Æthelred was king of all of England
I don’t know if Byzantine gold spread widely in the North. The Rus certainly imitated Byzantine Coins when they formed their kingdom.
The role of medieval Scandinavia in international trade has become more clear in recent decades through archaeological studies, in addition to...
Getting there is only a matter of what your passion is Jim - i’ll Never know half of what some people here know about Greek or Roman coins, but my...
I like the imitation @Severus Alexander! I was chasing an imitation tari at the beginning of the year and missed out on. So I only have an...
If I remember correctly, the two lines of script in the center is the giveaway. There is only one Fatimid coin with two lines in the center,...
Someone recently completed their PhD thesis on the Norman kingdom of Africa. As far as I am aware, it is the first in-depth study of it (and it...
But there is no way I can afford it. If anyone is interested in a fascinating bit of history, feel free to check out the ROMA listing for the...
Sadly Steve is no longer on the site, but he may be able to see your post @Broucheion
Does this count??? [ATTACH] French Feudal, Toulouse William IX of Aquitaine, second reign r. 1109-1117 AR Denier, 18.82 mm x 1.1 grams Obv.:...
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