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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;+VGO.DVCKS, post: 7975498, member: 110504&quot;][USER=107503]@VD76[/USER], that&#039;s absolutely brilliant.&nbsp; The convergence of the unusual legend (the denomination, fully in Latin) and motif with the clarity of the strike make this a serious coup.&nbsp; Congratulations!!!&nbsp; I can&#039;t remember seeing this type before, online or in print.&nbsp; Doh, sounding like a scarce issue.&nbsp; ...I&#039;m needing the &#039;chamber of commerce&#039; emphasis on the palm tree.</p><p>Last week, I finally landed one of this type.&nbsp; Mostly just because I&#039;d never had one; it was time.&nbsp; (Right, several people here have posted full follaros, including at least one recently.)&nbsp; I have a couple of other fractional follaros, making this a good complement.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383999[/ATTACH]</p><p>Unlike you (congratulations, again), all I have for references in print is Andrea, <u>The Normans&#039;s</u> <u>[</u><i>sic</i><u>]</u> <u>Coins of the Kingdom of Sicily</u> [but including the whole series, from the 11th century, including the early mainland issues].&nbsp; Acquaviva Picena, 2015.&nbsp; ...It&#039;s pretty good --especially at the price.&nbsp; The listing for this (#373) has small photos of seven examples, with the Arabic as well as the translation (&quot;The King /William /the Second&quot;), citing MEC and Spahr, along with several other, increasingly Italian, correspondingly (from here) arcane references, which I may or may not ever see.</p><p>The entry notes that this is undated, but &quot;is included [along with the follaros of the same type; #372] in second coinage (after 1180 or 1185).&quot;</p><p>For whatever it&#039;s worth, Andrea dates your issue (#362) to the first coinage, &quot;after 1166 - c. 1180/1185.&quot;</p><p>Many thanks, starting with nudging me to look at Andrea again![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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