It seems that it' s a hoard of these and a hoard (or more) of Antioch crusader copper and silver floating around in the auctions and offers of...
This one has just been posted on ebay one hour ago: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An article about similar forgeries, this time of Crusader coinage here:...
I have made just a quick and short synopsis for this post of the actual history of Rhodes and the adjacent islands during the 1260s to 1309. The...
These late Byzantines are as scarce as they are ugly. Here is another Trebizond: [ATTACH] Basil Megas Komnenos (1332-1340) AE18mm, 1.31g,...
This coin is so ugly and unremarkable in its appearance, that it would be completely irrelevant, if not for the story it might be a part of....
Yes, Spanish medieval coinage is quite beautiful and diverse during the 11 to 15th centuries.
Usually the dineros of Pedro de Aragon/"el de Huesca" are quite in bad shape -- bad metal, bad strike or hard wear. This one of Aureo & Calico...
I would recommend starting a European medieval collection.
She is cute, right?
Insert Marie Kondo picture.
It's a grouping of variations in the letter designs corresponding to the different rulers who minted this type from 1163 to perhaps 1250. Here is...
Reviving this old and very interesting OP. Apart from the coins that became available after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the dissolution of...
And here is a denier minted for Bohemond IV: [ATTACH] This is Malloy 78a which your coin has been ided as. Notice for instance the broken B and...
Usually it's the shape of the lettering, but in this case the trefoil on the reverse legend is the best clue (+ ANTI ♣ OCHIA). This one is...
I wonder why the original collector thought it was Bohemond IV and not Bohemond III, which it most likely is.
Is it on Netflix?
I'm a fan of Mr. Ramskold and his research into the Constantinian period, so when he posted his article about the dynastic issues of Constantine I...
The conflict between Aurembiaix and the Cabrera is somewhat similar, at a smaller scale, to the English "Anarchy years" when Mathilda battled...
I see that there wasn't much interest in this post, but maybe this follow up might spark some interest: Here is an extremely rare diner of Guerau...
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