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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 6501934, member: 92212&quot;]Belated congrats [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]! Wonderful coin and nicely done summarization of a lot of history! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And William II became known as William the Good (<i>Guglielmo II di Sicilia il Buono</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my William II example which is quite common. Unfortunately it includes no lion or other exciting beast. It utilizes Arabic, but only on the reverse. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1259795[/ATTACH]</p><p>ITALY, Normans in Sicily.</p><p>William II the Good, 1166-1189 AD.</p><p>Siciliy, Messina; AE Half-Follaro</p><p>Obv.: Cross at top, OPERATIO IN VRBE MESSANE outer legend; REX.W / SCVS within inner circle.</p><p>Rev.: Arabic clockwise, Kufic script in circle الملك غليام الثانى (King William II).</p><p>Diam.: 16 mm.</p><p>Weight: 1.3 gr.</p><p>Attrib.: Spahr 119. Biaggi 1233.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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