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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3174091, member: 96898&quot;]Nice coin, [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] ! To contribute, here are some of my coins. Since these were not minted in the Crusader States, they don&#039;t count as crusader coins per se, yet they were struck for some rulers who played important roles during the crusades:</p><p><br /></p><p>William II &quot;the Good&quot; of Sicily (1153–1189), the last (legitimate) Norman king of Sicily, led an unsuccessful campaign against Saladin in 1174, and afterwards feuded against the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos. Arabic and Latin influences mixed in Norman Sicily, which explains the Kufic script on this follaro:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]816484[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">William II &quot;the Good&quot;, Kingdom of Sicily, AE follaro, 1166–1189 AD, struck at Messina or Palermo. Obv: Lion&#039;s head left. Rev: Kufic script: &quot;al-malik Ghulyalim al-thani&quot; (&#039;King William the second&#039;). 14mm, 1.87g. Ref: Spahr 118, MEC XIV 437.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1195–1250), King of Sicily, Germany and Italy as well as Holy Roman Emperor, was regent of Jerusalem for his son Conrad (see below). In 1229, during the Sixth Crusade, Frederick made a deal with Sultan al-Kamil which lead to the temporary return of Jerusalem to the Crusaders. Here is a denaro of Frederick struck at Pavia:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]816491[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Frederick II, Pavia (Imperial Italy), AR denaro, 1220–1250 AD, struck at Pavia. Obv: FE–RIC-N in center, legend +[AVC]VS[TVS]CF. Rev: PA-PIA in center, legend +INP[E]PATOP. 14mm, 0.58g. Ref: Biaggi: Monete e Zecche (1992), no. 1838.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Conrad IV of Hohenstaufen (1228–1254), King of Germany, Jerusalem (as Conrad II), Sicily (as Conrad I), inherited the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Isabella II in 1228. Here is a billon denaro giving his title as King of Jerusalem and Sicily:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]816497[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Conrad II, Kingdom of Sicily, BI denaro, 1250–1254 AD, struck at Messina. Obv: + CON[R]ADVS, cross with two diamonds in fields. Rev: + IER[L E]T SICI, RX with omega-stroke above. 15mm, 0.68g. Ref: Spahr 155, MEC XIV, p. 133, no. 3.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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