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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 5185092, member: 74799"]The Normans in Sicily is such an interesting episode in history! Thanks for mentioning this book as I am sure to read it. I, myself, didn't know that William was fluent in Arabic. I have a few coins from this area, including the coin above. I have already posted several coins in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-william-ii-of-norman-sicily.269885/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-william-ii-of-norman-sicily.269885/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-william-ii-of-norman-sicily.269885/</a>, but here is a few of my favorites that has a strong resemblance to Byzantine coinage:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Normans in Sicily: William I (1154-1166) AR Ducale, Palermo (Spahr-94; MEC-290; MIR-435)</b></p><p>Obv: IC XC; Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing</p><p>Rev: R DVX FI LI VS EIVS; King William, on right, and his son, Duke Roger, on left, both standing facing and holding a long patriarchal cross between them; the King also holds globus cruciger, while his son holds his sword by the hilt</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Spahr-94.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Normans in Sicily: Roger II (1130-1154) AR Ducale, Palermo (Spahr 72; MEC 212; Biaggi 1770) </b></p><p>Obv: + IC • XC • RG • IN AE TRN (<i>Jesus Christus regnat in aeternum</i>); Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels</p><p>Rev: King Roger and his son Roger, duke of Apulia, staff with cross at each end between them, beneath the king R RX SCLS (<i>Rogerius Rex Siciliae</i>), beneath the duke, R • D X • AP (<i>Rogerius Dux Apuliae</i>) and AN R X (<i>Anno decimo del regno</i>) between them </p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_MEC-212%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) AR Histamenon nomisma, Thessalonica (Sear-1904; DOC VI-4) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: +KЄ B Θ AΛЄZ. IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand</p><p>Rev: DIMITI, DECPOTHT, Full-length figure of emperor facing, on right, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, facing to right and handing to emperor labarum on long shaft standing on globule </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1904.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 5185092, member: 74799"]The Normans in Sicily is such an interesting episode in history! Thanks for mentioning this book as I am sure to read it. I, myself, didn't know that William was fluent in Arabic. I have a few coins from this area, including the coin above. I have already posted several coins in [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-william-ii-of-norman-sicily.269885/[/URL], but here is a few of my favorites that has a strong resemblance to Byzantine coinage: [B]Normans in Sicily: William I (1154-1166) AR Ducale, Palermo (Spahr-94; MEC-290; MIR-435)[/B] Obv: IC XC; Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing Rev: R DVX FI LI VS EIVS; King William, on right, and his son, Duke Roger, on left, both standing facing and holding a long patriarchal cross between them; the King also holds globus cruciger, while his son holds his sword by the hilt [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Spahr-94.jpg[/IMG] [B] Normans in Sicily: Roger II (1130-1154) AR Ducale, Palermo (Spahr 72; MEC 212; Biaggi 1770) [/B] Obv: + IC • XC • RG • IN AE TRN ([I]Jesus Christus regnat in aeternum[/I]); Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels Rev: King Roger and his son Roger, duke of Apulia, staff with cross at each end between them, beneath the king R RX SCLS ([I]Rogerius Rex Siciliae[/I]), beneath the duke, R • D X • AP ([I]Rogerius Dux Apuliae[/I]) and AN R X ([I]Anno decimo del regno[/I]) between them [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_MEC-212%281%29.jpg[/IMG] [B]Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) AR Histamenon nomisma, Thessalonica (Sear-1904; DOC VI-4) [/B] Obv: +KЄ B Θ AΛЄZ. IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand Rev: DIMITI, DECPOTHT, Full-length figure of emperor facing, on right, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, facing to right and handing to emperor labarum on long shaft standing on globule [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1904.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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