Medieval Monday!

I always enjoy your gold rarities, @panzerman. Here's a recent addition from William "the Good". An uncommon coin: about 16-17 examples of this coin in ACSearch.

ITALY. Sicilia (Regno). William II, "the Good", 1166-1189. Trifollaro (Bronze, 24 mm, 9.08 g, 12 h), Second Coinage, Messina. Lion's mask facing slightly to left. Rev. Palm tree with dates.

 

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Thanks! I am glad we revived this thread
John

 

...i gotten mid-evil a few times ..my latest is this denier 'immobilization' of Louis IV in my quest for all the Louies of the Franks and maybe a German or 2..

 

It's not Monday, I know, it's Tuesday but here are two medieval Armenian coins


Armenia, Hethum II (1289-1306), AE kardez, AE 22mm.
Obv.: + and Armenian legend (sorry, I don't read Armenian), facing head of crowned king
rev.: + and Armenian legend, patriarcal cross

Hethum II was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1289. He was a vassal of the Mongolian Ilkhanate. He abdicated twice to retire in a Franciscan monastery, but resumed power some time after.

His AE kardez (it's the name, I think, of these bronze coins) look much like the contemporaneous pennies of Edward I of England (1272-1307). Is it possible the Armenians drew inspiration from the English coinage of the time?

 

I am retired, so there are no Mondays.

I believe I saw this dude on an episode of The Twilight Zone.

German States, Electorate of Pfalz. Ruprecht I, AD 1353-1390. AR Pfennig (16mm, 0.43g, 7h). Amberg mint. Obv: Facing half-length portrait with hat. Rev: Lion left. Ref: Gotz 3

 

Got a few medievals in a multiple lot without attribution.

Hope I did attribute this one right, a Denier of Odo/Eudes from Limoges, (though I still haven't measured & weighted it, will do soon):

Is this correct?

AR Denier
Viscounty of Limoges, 887 – 950 AD
Prou.779-783; PA 2274; Boudeau 388; Morrison-Grunthal 1332; Depeyrot (3rd ed., 2008) 511;

Av.: GRΛTIΛ D - I RE ✠ / ✜D✜ (ODO monogram between two crosses, -diamond O) within circle.
Rev.: ✠LIMOVICΛS (horizontal S) CIVIS Short Cross within circle.





Thank you so much for looking; I greatly appreciate your input and corrections

 

Crusaders, Frankish Possessions in Greece, Principality of Achaea.
Philip of Taranto, 1294-1313
0.65gr, 18mm. BI Denier
Obverse
Cross pattée.
Lettering: ✠ ⚜ PhS • P • TAR • DESP ⚜
Castle tournois.
Lettering: ✠ +NEPANTI CIVIS+