Medieval Monday!

Chola Kingdom/ S. India
AV Kahavanu ND/ NM
Raja Raja I 985-1014

 

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I love these square dirhams, but have yet to acquire any.

(And btw - congrats on Bing the 1000th post on this thread!)

 

I'd like to second @Orielensis about medieval Iberia. The combination and even synergy of the cultural dynamics, especially over the 11th and 12th c. CE, are compelling.
Here's a reduced /half dinar of Al-Malik, emir of the taifa of Valencia 1061-65 CE (Vives 1078).

 

I was going to share a Muslim coin to keep with the theme, but the only one I haven’t shared yet, I don’t have a picture of (at least not yet…). So here is a Norman coin from southern Italy with Arabic:
Norman Italy - Sicily
William II, r. 1166-1189
Messina Mint, Second Copper Follaro, 13.18 mm x 2.4 grams
Obv.: Lion Head
Rev.: Arabic legend “al-malik / Ghulyalim / al-athani” (King William II)
Ref.: NCKS 373e, MEC 14.435, cf. De Wit 3810

 

Here is one that fits my German States collection. One of the few I own that I consider to fit the medieval theme.



Anonymous Denar

ND (983-1002)

Obverse: +OTTO REX, cross with pellets in each angle
Reverse: S / [C]OLONIA / A [G] in three lines.

Weight: 1.34gm

Struck in the name of Otto III
Cologne mint

 

Big second, especially about Bing's 1000th post! You've demonstrated a level of rhetorical restraint that some of us could learn from.
@FitzNigel, here's my fractional follaro of Guillermo. ...Probably like you, I needed an example of this iconic motif, but wasn't ready for a full follaro.

 

And I only just realized that I somehow typed ‘Bing’ instead of ‘being…’. That’s the problem with typing on a phone…

 

Haven't posted a while.…. here's some crusader gold

 

Chandellas of Jejakabhukti
Sallakshanavarman I 1097-1110
AV 4 1/2 Masha

 

Halfpenny of John, Lord of Ireland (1177-1216)
Mint: Dublin
First coinage, second issue
S.6205

 

nice one! I’m not sure I have seen one that clear before

 

Medieval times again...
Seljuks of Rum
AV Dinar AH 644 Qonya Mint
Kayka'us II sole rule

 

This one is fun for the legend. County of Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer, 1096-1131; AR diner (sic).

Obv. Fleur de lis; (from 12 o'clock --trust me: ) B/\RCINO. Rev. Cross, annulets in angles. Crusafont, Monedas Espanolas v. 4, 31.1; MEC v. 6, Pl. 4 (and p. 673), 57-60.
The legend is 'retrograde,' but not merely backwards, as is endemic enough to medieval coins of the 10th-12th centuries. It's outward-facing, like that many Flavian coins --which I also think is cool, although I don't have any of those.

 

Very cool coin @+VGO.DVCKS with a really interesting obverse legend. It reminds me of one of those magic eye books where you just haveto stare asst it long enough to see the legend.

I've been on a bit of a splurge lately after selling off my Seleucid collection and picked up a couple of nice short cross pennies and a pair of holed coins that have me extremely excited. So excited in fact that I'm finally writing a post to start a thread on a coin.

 

Edward ii type 11b penny London mint. Note the w, which is like “v v” instead of a connected W like most Edward ii. It could be an Edward I type 10b but everyone so far has told me it’s an Edward ii of the 11b2 class.

 

@Clonecommanderavgvsvs, you nailed it; that "V V" is a serious anachronism, not only for late classes of Edward I, never mind II. From the later 11th century, here's a denier of Guy (/Wido), count of Ponthieu.


...perfectly corresponding to the rendering of his name in the medieval Latin on the Bayeux Tapestry (sorry for picture; it's from the top left).

 

German States

Emden. Herman von Kalvelage Denar ND (1020-1051), Counts of Hamburg mint, Dannenburg-772. 0.56gm. Head right (mounted upside down in holder) / Double Cross with lettering in angles.

 

..i bought two coins last nite of Louis 11th & 12th...should have them by next show

 

I enjoy these sorts of mistakes in medieval coins. Beautiful example!

I'm quite excited about this new, very ugly acquisition:

Antioch. Anonymous. Follis (Bronze, 0.42 g, 15 mm), circa 1250-1268. A/N/T/I in angles of long cross pattée. Rev. L/Γ/L/7 (?) in angles of long cross pattée. CCS 132. Metcalf, Crusades, -. Wäckerlin 160

It's among the last, if not the last, Crusader products of the Antioch mint before the sack by Baybars in 1268. It's in pretty decent shape for the type, and I think allows a correction on the reverse legend. Previously thought to be A/N/T/V, I think this specimen makes it clear that isn't right. Supposing the photo is upside down, I've given my interpretation above - basically just a pattern of 90 degree angles - not sure of the meaning, if any.

 

Congratulations!

I have a Louis XII Porcupine coin/ and one from that evil "Spider King" Louis XI/ he was in the "Hunchback of Notre Dame." with Charles Laughton. Also Quentin Durward...
So will the real Louis step forward....