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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2328347, member: 74799&quot;]The Byzantine influence on coinage in the Western world has previously been shown in regards to Bulgarian and Serbian coins.&nbsp; However, certain Sicilian coins were also modeled after Byzantine coinage and the Norman Sicilian coins are no exception.&nbsp; Here is a Ducale of William I that was modeled after Roger II&#039;s coinage, but that was originally copied from the Alexius I&#039;s coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) AR Histamenon nomisma, Thessalonica (Sear-1904; DOC VI-4) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: +KЄ B Θ AΛЄZ. IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand</p><p>Rev: DIMITI, DECPOTHT, Full-length figure of emperor facing, on right, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, facing to right and handing to emperor labarum on long shaft standing on globule </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1904.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Normans in Sicily: William I (1154-1166) AR Ducale, Palermo (Spahr-94; MEC-290; MIR-435)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC XC; Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing</p><p>Rev: R DVX FI LI VS EIVS; King William, on right, and his son, Duke Roger, on left, both standing facing and holding a long patriarchal cross between them; the King also holds globus cruciger, while his son holds his sword by the hilt</p><p><br /></p><p>This issue commemorates the investiture of William as King of Sicily and Roger as Duke of Puglia by Pope Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman to have occupied the papal throne)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Spahr-94.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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