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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4957308, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Sicily (Norman Kings): gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad"), ca. 1154-1166</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sicily-norman-kings-gold-tari-of-guglielmo-i-william-the-bad-ca-1154-1166-ad.344407/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sicily-norman-kings-gold-tari-of-guglielmo-i-william-the-bad-ca-1154-1166-ad.344407/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/edbpqz9DT3OkvUYOhb7z_Tari-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic" rel="nofollow">Kufic</a> legend in two margins around pellet in circle.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b>Cross-tipped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceptre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceptre" rel="nofollow">scepter</a> with IC XC NIKA around field.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Sicily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Sicily" rel="nofollow">William I,</a> King of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily" rel="nofollow">Sicily</a> (1154-1166).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Gold, 13 mm, 1.56 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36461152" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36461152" rel="nofollow">PCGS VF35</a>, cert. #36461152. Purchased raw. Original earthen deposits retained.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/jumptovalueview?s=690703&g=35" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/jumptovalueview?s=690703&g=35" rel="nofollow">PCGS-690703</a>, Spahr-82 (per Nomos AG), Fr.634 Guglielmo I (per PCGS).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Nomos AG, Switzerland, Obolos 10 auction, Lot 603, 30 June 2018. <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2626&lot=603" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2626&lot=603" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>this small medieval gold coin was struck between the Second and Third <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades" rel="nofollow">Crusades</a>, a time of great strife between Christian and Islamic kingdoms. William I was Christian, but since gold Islamic coins were such an economic staple of Europe and the Near East in the Middle Ages, many Christian rulers imitated them. This king's historical nickname of "William the Bad" might be partly undeserved or exaggerated, and the product of bias by the chronicler <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Falcandus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Falcandus" rel="nofollow">Hugo Falcandus</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>I find it interesting that this coin includes cross-cultural motifs: both Islamic (Kufic) script and the Eastern Christian <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram#ICXC" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram#ICXC" rel="nofollow">christogram</a> "IC XC NIKA", which is an abbreviation for "Jesus Christ conquers".</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/X573wTgfXSYzUyBRF230" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/X573wTgfXSYzUyBRF230" rel="nofollow">Additional images</a></b></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4957308, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Sicily (Norman Kings): gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad"), ca. 1154-1166[/B] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sicily-norman-kings-gold-tari-of-guglielmo-i-william-the-bad-ca-1154-1166-ad.344407/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/edbpqz9DT3OkvUYOhb7z_Tari-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL][/B] [B]Obverse: [/B][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic']Kufic[/URL] legend in two margins around pellet in circle. [B]Reverse: [/B]Cross-tipped [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceptre']scepter[/URL] with IC XC NIKA around field. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Sicily']William I,[/URL] King of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily']Sicily[/URL] (1154-1166). [B]Specifications:[/B] Gold, 13 mm, 1.56 g. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36461152']PCGS VF35[/URL], cert. #36461152. Purchased raw. Original earthen deposits retained. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/jumptovalueview?s=690703&g=35']PCGS-690703[/URL], Spahr-82 (per Nomos AG), Fr.634 Guglielmo I (per PCGS). [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Nomos AG, Switzerland, Obolos 10 auction, Lot 603, 30 June 2018. [URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2626&lot=603']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]this small medieval gold coin was struck between the Second and Third [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades']Crusades[/URL], a time of great strife between Christian and Islamic kingdoms. William I was Christian, but since gold Islamic coins were such an economic staple of Europe and the Near East in the Middle Ages, many Christian rulers imitated them. This king's historical nickname of "William the Bad" might be partly undeserved or exaggerated, and the product of bias by the chronicler [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Falcandus']Hugo Falcandus[/URL]. [B]Comments: [/B]I find it interesting that this coin includes cross-cultural motifs: both Islamic (Kufic) script and the Eastern Christian [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram#ICXC']christogram[/URL] "IC XC NIKA", which is an abbreviation for "Jesus Christ conquers". [B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/X573wTgfXSYzUyBRF230']Additional images[/URL][/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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