A snake riding horseback :borg::borg::borg:
The special mintmark was introduced for the celebration of the quindecennalia (Roma has XV on the shield) and used probably until a new coinage...
And here's a billon trachy of Isaac of Cyprus, prior to the Frankish conquest of 1191: [ATTACH] And a copper sizain of Jacques II "le Batard"...
Voted for the Venetian piece, a real deal for under 20$.
I posted a bit about this type here.
Probably because his research on the deniers of AMALRICVS is top notch and actually answers some questions regarding the evolution of the type and...
The relation between the two types and the fact that the pugeoise of Henry states the minting place clearly might hint to Acre as the initial...
Another clue in establishing with certainty where this type was struck (or at least where it started before possibly moving with Guy to Limassol...
Where we live the winters are usually cold and humid so my wife got me a pair of fleece-lined jeans :droid::droid::droid:
Man, these days one should hold tightly to his/her/their hobbies, passions and/or any meaningful work.
Is this a hobby, is this a job, is this both?
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That Crispus is very interesting even to those who are well aware of the type and the likelyhood of it being a unofficial issue fits so well into...
The last coinage of medieval Cilician Armenia, from a king of Frankish origin - Levon V de Lusignan (1374-1375) [ATTACH]
I think that the anepigraphic Crispus might be an imitation.
Just enough to recognize the monogram.
Well, at least to some extent, this post helps in tying your coin to the hoard and adding the (virtual) paper trail -- the payment and the receipt...
This was thought to be a anepigraphic 'anonymous' type but your last specimen has also the M X legend naming the imperial figure on the right as...
The location of Quentovic is still an ongoing conversation and the subject of some controversy, considering that by the 10th century when this...
@+VGO.DVCKS -- your Henry has an S couchee mine does not (following at a glance the S couchee seems to be a feature employed regularly from Louis...
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