This is an anonymous issue minted during the lordship of Balian Grenier as Lord of Sidon (1202/4-1241) Constable of Tyre (1229-1231) and Bailie of...
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....
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'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...
This heavy siliqua series is rather rare and dates around 342. The short mintmark and the headdress on the obverse suggest a date prior to 343,...
With Amadeus III, the Savoy family was recognized de jure by the Holy Roman Emperor, Heinrich V at that time, as hereditary counts of the whole...
Raymond III is one of the most important figures in the Crusader States. He was Count of Tripoli from 1152 to his death in 1187, served twice as...
The sons of Louis VIII "le Lion" of France managed between cca. early 1240s and 1259 to successfully finish what Philippe II Augustus had started...
Jean de Dreux inherited the title of Earl of Richmond after his father awarded it to him together with his role as Peer of England in 1268, which...
During the first half of the 13th century, and while the Spanish Reconquista was in full effect, gathering barons and knights from Provence to...
To most, the Latin issues of Crusader or Latin Constantinople are boring and attract no interest. When you see them on vcoins or in other places,...
When Raymond was brought to marry Constance of Antioch, the Principality was in a dire political situation, caught up between the Byzantine...
This summer to early autumn, Lanz offered -- through its daily auctions on ebay -- a collection of deniers tournois of Frankish Greece. Among the...
This coin is an interesting curiosity: [ATTACH] AE22x18mm, 1g, struck on a very thin flan of spread fabric, more similar to a late 14th century...
Because some of you manifested interest in my previous puzzles, here I am with a new puzzle post. Monnaie noire meant a low title billon, minted...
The deniers tournois of Ferdinand de Majorca at Glarentza are rather scarce1 and as such, bringing new specimens to the attention of the...
I'm usually interested in the numismatics of Southern Italy, but this small and rather boring-looking coin, from a collection in Rome, is rather...
This small and unassuming lot belongs to a French collection and was offered recently on Ebay. Anyone care to guess why is this an interesting...
As an illegitimate son of Jean II, Jacques was skipped as a potential inheritor of the Kingdom of Cyprus in 1458, in favor of Charlotte, Jean's...
Hello everyone, I'm preparing an article about a specific type of denier tournois assigned traditionally to Louis IX of France, so I'd like to...
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