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<p>[QUOTE="PMONNEY, post: 2955155, member: 82829"]<b>- Roger I Grand Count of Sicily</b>( c. 1031 – 22 June 1101), was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of <i>Sicily</i> from 1071 to 1101. Born in Normandy, he was a member of the House of Hauteville.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- Roger II</b>, sucessor to his father, Roger I, he became himself first Count of Sicily from 1101 to 1130, then king of Sicily from 1130-1154 , and his descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily, down to 1194.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- William I. King of Sicily.</b>. the second King of <i><b>Sicily</b></i>, ruling from his father's death in 1154</p><p><br /></p><p>to his own in 1166.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Under the Norman kings, Sicily lived a peaceful period of coexistence for Christians, Moslems and Jews, they could freely speak their language and follow their religious rites.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is reflected in coins, some of which also reproduced islamic characters (sometimes more imitative than accurate) besides their latin legends.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, here are three coins of the Normans:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>-ROGER I, Grand Count of Sicily, </b>Obv: <b>ROC ERIVS COME +S</b> . Knight on horseback l., wearing conical helmet, holding oblong shield and standard leant on his right shoulder.Rev.:"+ <b>MARIA MATER DN"</b>#1048;I . Enthroned nimbate Virgin holding on lap Christ child, nimbate and in swaddling clothes (Diam.: 28mm./Mass:13,26 grm.) AE. Trifollaro. Mint: Mileto.,1072-1101 AD. Ref.CNI 286,5.Corpus Nummorum Italicum.</p><p><br /></p><p>- <b>ROGER II, Grand Count of Sicily. 1105-1127</b>. Roger stdg. facing, holding globe in l. hand and sceptre in r. hand. In field l. “<b>R</b>” Rev. : latin arrowed cross, in corners “<a href="http://ic.xc.ni/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ic.xc.ni/" rel="nofollow"><b>IC.XC.NI</b></a><b>.KA”. </b>“<b>II” </b>Mint<b>: </b>Palermo or Messina, AE follaro, VF. circa 4.71 gr. Spahr 54 (this exemplar).V F.R</p><p><br /></p><p><b>- WILLIAM I. King of Sicily.</b> 1154 - 1166. Virgin holding infant. Rev.: <b>“W / REX” (</b>2 lines), surrounded by kufik characters. AE mezzo follaro. <u>concave</u>. VF.R</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>- Please show your Norman coins of Sicily.[ATTACH=full]722364[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PMONNEY, post: 2955155, member: 82829"][B]- Roger I Grand Count of Sicily[/B]( c. 1031 – 22 June 1101), was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of [I]Sicily[/I] from 1071 to 1101. Born in Normandy, he was a member of the House of Hauteville. [B]- Roger II[/B], sucessor to his father, Roger I, he became himself first Count of Sicily from 1101 to 1130, then king of Sicily from 1130-1154 , and his descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily, down to 1194. [B]- William I. King of Sicily.[/B]. the second King of [I][B]Sicily[/B][/I], ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own in 1166. Under the Norman kings, Sicily lived a peaceful period of coexistence for Christians, Moslems and Jews, they could freely speak their language and follow their religious rites. This is reflected in coins, some of which also reproduced islamic characters (sometimes more imitative than accurate) besides their latin legends. For instance, here are three coins of the Normans: [B]-ROGER I, Grand Count of Sicily, [/B]Obv: [B]ROC ERIVS COME +S[/B] . Knight on horseback l., wearing conical helmet, holding oblong shield and standard leant on his right shoulder.Rev.:"+ [B]MARIA MATER DN"[/B]#1048;I . Enthroned nimbate Virgin holding on lap Christ child, nimbate and in swaddling clothes (Diam.: 28mm./Mass:13,26 grm.) AE. Trifollaro. Mint: Mileto.,1072-1101 AD. Ref.CNI 286,5.Corpus Nummorum Italicum. - [B]ROGER II, Grand Count of Sicily. 1105-1127[/B]. Roger stdg. facing, holding globe in l. hand and sceptre in r. hand. In field l. “[B]R[/B]” Rev. : latin arrowed cross, in corners “[URL='http://ic.xc.ni/'][B]IC.XC.NI[/B][/URL][B].KA”. [/B]“[B]II” [/B]Mint[B]: [/B]Palermo or Messina, AE follaro, VF. circa 4.71 gr. Spahr 54 (this exemplar).V F.R [B]- WILLIAM I. King of Sicily.[/B] 1154 - 1166. Virgin holding infant. Rev.: [B]“W / REX” ([/B]2 lines), surrounded by kufik characters. AE mezzo follaro. [U]concave[/U]. VF.R - Please show your Norman coins of Sicily.[ATTACH=full]722364[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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