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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3265154, member: 99456&quot;]<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martorana_RogerII2008.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martorana_RogerII2008.jpg" rel="nofollow">[ATTACH]859897[/ATTACH]</a> Thanks for the additional info [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] - I also enjoyed your top 10 list and the coins you shared from Tancred&#039;s relatives:&nbsp; William I, William II, and Frederick II.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I don&#039;t have an example of your white whale - the Grossi of Venice are also&nbsp; favorite coins outside of my normal time period of interest.&nbsp; This is one of mine: a Balkan coin of the 14th century imitating a Venetian grosso of Francesco Dandolo the 52nd Doge from 1329-1339 2.2 grams and 21mm:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]859896[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Obv:</b> FRA. DANDVLO S. M. VENETI, St. Mark and the Doge standing facing, holding pendant flag between them, D / V / X in center field</p><p><b>Rev:</b> IC | XC, Christ, nimbate (with halo), enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not my area of collecting, but I liked the weight, texture and design of this coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think this is unusual to have such clear, properly spelled legends, and good design, as well as full weight of 2.2g on a coin of the Second Bulgarian Empire.&nbsp; Interested if anyone knows more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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