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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2595780, member: 76194&quot;]#2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565655[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Hungary. Bela IV. 1235-1270. </b></p><p><b>AR denar. </b></p><p>Hungary. Bela IV. 1235-1270. AR denar (13.7 mm, 0.64 g, 11 h). REX*-BELA+, king enthroned facing, holding scepter / MONETA REGISP HVNGARIA, pearled cross, four stars around. Huszár 320; CNH 253. Good VF.</p><p><i><b>Ex. Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins.</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>This little medieval silver coin is an absolute piece of eye candy and a delight to own. Bela IV was an extremely fascinating medieval king, and definitely one of the most important Eastern European medieval monarchs. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>When the Mongols ravaged Hungary, Bela IV had the courage and strength to rebuild a decimated wasteland back into a great medieval kingdom, where culture and trade flourished like almost nowhere else in Europe. He had the strength to then preserve his newly rebuilt and still suffering kingdom against a massive Austrian army that sought to take advantage of Hungary&#039;s misfortunes, and despite overwhelming odds against him, he kept his people united and defeated the Austrian hoards.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>#1</i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]565658[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><b>CRUSADERS Principality of Antioch Bohemund III </b>1149-1163</i></p><p><i>AR Denier 17mm. 0.90g. Helmet Denier, Class E</i></p><p><i>Helmeted head left (with cross) in mail coat; crescent before, star after.</i></p><p><i>+BOANVHDVS</i></p><p><i>Cross pattée; crescent in 2nd quadrant.</i></p><p><i>+ANTI:.OCHIA</i></p><p><i>Metcalf LE 400; CCS 67b</i></p><p><i>Notes: Lightly toned. Faint porosity.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is perhaps the classic coin of the Crusades. It captures the militaristic spirit of the era, with the knight wearing a period crusader helmet with cross and chain mail coat. However, despite the crosses and Christian themes, the Islamic crescent is depicted twice on the coin, illustrating the point that Christians and Muslims lived together in these medieval crusader kingdoms, and that despite the differences in religion, sometimes Christians and Muslims were allies. The relationship between both faiths was not as simple and black and white as Hollywood would have you believe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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