One of my collecting goals for 2019 is to focus more on my medieval subcollection. In order to do so, I first need to make some space in my medieval box! Below, I am offering some of the coins that have to go. All are priced to sell. Reasonable offers are welcome, swap proposals (ancient or medieval) even more. I prefer payment via PayPal, but an old-fashioned check also works. Tracked shipping in the US is $3.50, for the very inexpensive items I can also use a simple and much cheaper letter if you'd like that. Thanks for having a look! 1. Bishop Johann II. Senn von Münsingen, Prince-Bishopric of Basel, bracteate penny ("Angster"), 1335–1365 AD. Obv: head of a bishop wearing mitre (three pellets at each side) left, between B-A. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 16–19mm, 0.33g. Ref: Wielandt: Basler Münzprägung (1971), no. 115; HMZ 1, 254; Catalogue Wüthrich, no 19; Berger: Brakteaten (1993/6), no. 2414. In excellent condition for this type of bracteate, good eye appeal for such a small medieval coin. $30. 2. Adalbert III of Bohemia, Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, AR "Friesacher Pfennig" (or contemporary imitation), ca. 1170–1200 AD. Obv: Bishop with staff and book, partial legend: ERIACENSIS. Rev: Church with two towers, cross above, four pellets below. 21mm, 0.95 g. Ref: Corpus Nummorum Austriacorum I, no. Ca9. Ex Savoca (can mail copy of receipt upon request). With the weakly struck obverse typical for this historically important type, nice and strong reverse. Good metal. Bishop Adalbert III was one of the main political rivals of the well-known German emperor Frederick Barbarossa. $8 (sold) 3. Gosdantin III or IV, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, AR Takvorin, 1344–1373, Sis or Tarsus mint. Obv: Armenian legend, king riding right. Rev: Armenian legend, lion walking right, holding cross. Both ca. 20mm, ca. 2.2g. Ref: Nercessian 1995, no. 471–478, 491–496. Takvorins of these two Gosdantins are mostly indistinguishable. Two coins available, both rather nice for the type. I'm selling because I have three of these and need to make space. $15 each (bottom coin sold) 4. Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw III, Seljuqs of Rum, AR dirham, 1276–1277 AD, Sivas (Sebaste) mint. Obv: Kalima within polylobe; circular legend around giving the mint and the date. Rev: Legend naming Kaykhushraw and his titles. 24mm, 2,86 g. Ref: Album 1232; similar to Mitchiner, World of Islam, no 999 (different mint). Ex Lanz (can mail copy of receipt upon request). A respectable and large late medieval Seljuq dirham. $10 5. Al-Kamil (Meledin), Ayyubid Sultanate in Egypt, AR dirham, 1239-1249 AD, uncertain mint. 20mm, 2.8g. Rev: Arabic legend. Obv: Arabic legend. Ref: Mitchiner: World of Islam, no. 837 or similar. Ex Lanz (can mail copy of receipt upon request). Interesting for collectors of crusader coins: Al-Kamil ceded Jerusalem to Frederick II in 1229, and also is the sultan who met and negotiated with Saint Francis. Definitely not the best specimen available, yet the cheapest you will see. $3 6. Ala ad-Din Muhammad II, Khwarezmian Empire, BI Jital, 1200–1220 AD, Kurzuwan mint. Obv: Elephant standing right, mint name above. Rev: Arabic legend (kalima or regent’s name?). 14 mm, 2.19g. Ref: Tye 229. Good elephant and toning. Yet, the reverse is somewhat weak and there is a small, in my eyes charming, flan flaw. Interesting for collectors focusing either on the Mongols (the Khwarezmians were overrun by Genghis Khan during Muhammad II's reign) or on crusader coins (Khwarezmian mercenaries invaded Crusader-held Jerusalem in 1244). $5 (sold) 7. Taj al-Din Yildiz, Ghurid Sultanate, AR Jital, 1206–1216, Lahore mint. Obv: "Sri Hamirah" in Nagari script, stylized horseman right. Rev: Arabic regent's name in four lines: al-sultan/ al mu'azzam/ abu'l fath yildiz/ al-sultan. 13 mm, 3.47g. Ref: Tye 201.1. A horseman-jital from the late days of the Ghurid Empire, which was taken over by the Khwarezmids in about 1215. Taj al-Din Yildiz, a former slave general, ruled in Ghazni (today in Afghanistan) after the death of the last Ghurid Sultan Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad. In good condition. As all coins of this type, it's struck on a small flan and rather chunky in hand. $6 8. Henry IV. "the Impotent," Kingdom of Castile and Léon, 4 AE/BI blancas del rombo, 1471–1474, different mints (Burgos, Toledo, Sevilla). Obv: ENRICVS DEI GRA: REX (or similar), castle in diamond. Rev: XPS VINCIT XPS (or similar), crowned lion in diamond. All about 19mm, 1g. All come with attribution according to Alvarez-Burgos, vol. III. None of these is nice (this type seldomly is), yet all are attributable and historically interesting. Minted shortly before Ferdinand, Isabella, and the Reconquista. $2 each, $6 for all four (all sold) 9. Ivan the Terrible, Russian Empire, 1535–1584, various dengas and kopeks, different mints. Denga: Obv: Rider wielding sabre. Rev: cyrillic inscription ("Grand Prince Ivan" or similar). Kopek: Obv: Rider with crown and lance. Rev: cyrillic inscription ("Prince Ivan, Czar of all Russians" or similar). Kopeks attributed using Kleshchinov/Grishin. All of the dengas are contemporary forgeries. These came as part of a couple of lots some years ago and I have too many, so some have to go. In usual condition for the type – all attributable. You can get early modern Russian ‘wire money’ with full legends and designs, but you would have to pay multiple times what I ask for these less perfect specimens. denga: $2, kopek: $3, a denga and a kopek: $4. (right denga, top right kopek sold)
