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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2572863, member: 74712&quot;]There are whole books on the crusading coins (metcalf is one the comes to mind, but I know there are others).&nbsp; I have not yet read any myself, but Coins of the crusade are a popular collecting area.&nbsp; Some can be found quite cheap too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had always though a collection of the main kings of the third crusade would be interesting (so Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip Augustus of France, and Frederick Barbarossa of Germany/HRE), but those will be rather pricey (~$100 each).&nbsp; Some of the coins used in the first crusade were imitations of Lucca or Toulouse.&nbsp; s others have stated, there were also Byzantine imitations, and Arabic imitations.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now you&#039;ve got me wondering how many I have related to the crusades...</p><p><br /></p><p><u>1st Crusade</u></p><p><u>[ATTACH=full]556732[/ATTACH] </u></p><p>Crusader Issue copying Lucca</p><p>Henry III-V, r. 1035-1125</p><p>Crude AR Denier, 15.27mm x 1.1 grams</p><p>Obv.: H center, IMPERATOR around</p><p>Rev.: LVCA forming cross, ENRICVS around</p><p>Note: Found in Holy Land and used by the Crusaders</p><p><br /></p><p><u>2nd Crusade</u></p><p>[ATTACH=full]556735[/ATTACH] </p><p>Crusader Principality of Antioch</p><p>Bohemond III, r. 1149-1201</p><p>AE Denier, Class B, 16.53mm x 1 gram</p><p>Obv.: +BOANVNDVS, bare head right</p><p>Rev.: +ANTIOCHIA, cross in circle</p><p>Note: Sellar suggests this was during Bohemond&#039;s minority (1149-1163 A.D.).&nbsp; The Principality of Antioch was founded by the Normans after the first Crusade</p><p><br /></p><p><u>3rd Crusade</u></p><p>[ATTACH=full]556736[/ATTACH] </p><p>England</p><p>Richard I, r. 1189-1199 A.D.</p><p>London Mint, AR Short Cross Penny, 18mm x 1.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: henricus Rex</p><p>Rev.: _ _ _ ard . on . Lund (Ricard, London)</p><p>Ref.: SCBC 1347</p><p>Note: Sole leading King of the Third Crusade to not abandon the war early.&nbsp; Negotiated a two year truce with Saladin, and was captured on his return.&nbsp; This type was used to pay Richard&#039;s ransom and became so common in southern Germany that it was imitated there.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]556742[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Poitou</p><p>Richard I, r. 1169-1199</p><p>AR Denier, 17mm x 1 grams</p><p>Obv.: +RICARDUS REX, a plain cross patée at the ends, annulet in third quarter, within inner circle</p><p>Rev.: PIC / TAVIE / NSIS, written in three parallel lines</p><p>Ref.: SCBC 8008</p><p>Note: Upon Richard&#039;s release, he has to retake his French Lands which Philip Augustus was conquering while Richard was imprisined</p><p><br /></p><p><u>4th Crusade</u></p><p>[ATTACH=full]556743[/ATTACH] </p><p>Italian States, Venice</p><p>Pietro Zani, r. 1205-1229</p><p>AR Grosso, 19.79 mm, 1.9 grams</p><p>Obv.: [·+·]P·ZIANI· ·S·M.VENETI outside (Z retrograde), D/U/X down banner held between doge and St. Mark facing</p><p>Rev.: [I¯C] X¯C across field, Christ enthroned facing.</p><p>Note: New denomination minted to pay shipwrights for the creation of the 4th Crusade&#039;s fleet</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]556744[/ATTACH] </p><p>Crusader Greece - Epirus</p><p>John II Orsini, r. 1323-1335 (1325)</p><p>Arta Mint, AE Denier, 18.53mm x 1 grams</p><p>Obv.: +IOhS DESPOTVS, cross within inner circle</p><p>Rev.: (+D)E ART(A C)ASTRV, around castle</p><p>Note: From one of the mini kingdoms created from the Byzantine Empire as a result of the fallout of the Fourth Crusade</p><p><br /></p><p>Albigensian Crusade</p><p>[ATTACH=full]556733[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Toulouse</p><p>Raymond V-VII, r. 1148-1249</p><p>AR Denier, 19mm x 1.1 grams</p><p>Obv.: RAMON COMES around outside, Cross Pattee in center, S in first quadrant</p><p>Rev.: +TOLOSA CIVI around outside, PAX in center</p><p>Note: Raymond VI and his land would be on the receiving end of the Albigensian Crusade (the first called on fellow Christians - the Fourth Crusade may have attacked the a Christian Byzantines, but they were not the intended target)</p><p><br /></p><p>And that&#039;s all I&#039;ve got.&nbsp; I have some minor figures who were involved, but frankly most of Europe was involved in the crusades in some capacity... I&#039;d say Saint Louis of France (Louis VII I think?) would be a good one, then maybe some of the coinage of Herusalem itself.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been desiring a piece by Tancred for a while, but those are hard to find in good condition (for a price I am willing to pay...)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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