Very cool, thanks for that. It seems that these little dirham fractions are really rare if they only have a line or two describing them.:D
@Quant.Geek Amazing coins there! Was my coin minted earlier in Tancred's reign or later?
It should be, it's your husband's cousins from the south :D If anyone has any coins from the Norman Kingdom of Sicily then please post them here.
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@chrsmat71 I was told that it was pseudo, like it didn't stand for anything.
@seth77 I am a noob when it comes to these so don't take this for a fact. I think this coin was minted in Palermo, but the dealer said it was...
Lovely coin Fitz. I plan to finish off my Eastern Roman Trachy collection soon and then collect the rest of the Norman Kings of Sicily. Here is a...
Hi guys, Here is a very rare billon fractional dirham that was minted during the short and tumultuous reign of the last true Norman King of...
Very nice, TC. Congrats!
@Topcat7 You Aussies have room for one more down in Oz? :D:confused:
Very nice coin! Here is an uber rare Milarense of Theodosius II. AKA the coin that almost bankrupted me.:confused: [ATTACH] Theodosius II AR...
Well, I guess William III is out of the question until I get a job after University. Interesting info on the Follaro of Tancred and Roger, I...
I plan on putting together a set of coins from the cousins in the South,:D, by the end of the year. Looking on Wikipedia at the Norman kings of...
@Topcat7 Your new coin gets the Magnus Maximus seal of aprroval. [ATTACH]
I'm sorry that you had to sell that car, it's looks pretty awesome. I'm very happy though that you finally got a genuine Otho, Grahame.
@FitzNigel Good point! It's probably best just to stick to the Italian coinage from the Normans until I get out of University!
@The Big Bad Wolf Yes that's a Seljuk Turk mercenary. Here is an even better story: Emperor John II Komenenos's best friend was a Turk,...
I think I'll start collecting Norman coins, along with my late Eastern Roman trachy's, to supplement my Siliquae collection. Here is a coin of an...
Number 1 is pretty cool. Congrats on a great year!
@FitzNigel I read somewhere that aside from England, the Normans were very tolerant of the people they conquered. Ex~Southern Italy. Any truth to...
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