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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 889383, member: 6229"]<b><p style="text-align: center">FLEURY CROSS ON EUROPEAN COINAGE</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> </p><p></b>A Fleury Cross is a Cross with the three arms ending in representations of flower petals (typically a lily). Fleury in different languages is aka <i>Fleuree</i>,<i> Fleurettee, Fleuronny, Fleuronnee, </i><i>Flory </i>or <i>Flowery</i>. Here's a photo courtesy of Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg</a></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Our first Fleury Cross on coin to view is truly old (997-1003 AD). It's a Viking Aethelred II Long Cross Penny made of Silver, weighing 1.48 grams and measuring 20.34 mm. It's a <b><i>Long Cross</i></b> Type. Obverse: profile bust with +EDELRD REX ANGLO legend. Reverse: long voided cross dividing +SPERTINC M-O NORD legend for the moneyer Swertinc at Norwich mint. Take a look courtesy of Timeline Originals:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://time-lines.co.uk/aethelred-ii-norwich-swertinc-long-cross-penny-018670-27971-0.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://time-lines.co.uk/aethelred-ii-norwich-swertinc-long-cross-penny-018670-27971-0.html" rel="nofollow">http://time-lines.co.uk/aethelred-ii-norwich-swertinc-long-cross-penny-018670-27971-0.html</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>The Fleury Cross's useage on Medieval mainland European coins can be traced back to <font face="Arial">Andronicus III Palaeologus' (1328 - 1341 A.D.) Bronze Assarion hammered into existance at the Mint in Constantinople, Byzantium Empire.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Obv: Fleury Cross </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Rev: ANDRONIKOC [...], emperor standing with scepter.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">(Sear notes that there is some doubt as to the identification</font></p><p><font face="Arial">of this issue; it may have been issued under Andronicus II </font></p><p><font face="Arial">& Michael IX.) Photo courtesy of Joe Winnett:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sb/sb2481.1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sb/sb2481.1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sb/sb2481.1.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">The earliest use of coins in England can be traced back to the Northumbrian Vikings. The coins bear both <b><i>Long Cross </i></b>and <b><i>Small Cross </i></b>designs. Here's a few examples:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u>Cunni Type Penny (895 - 902) w/both long and short crosses:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u><br /></u></i></b> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/edeld/1d/548.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/edeld/1d/548.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/edeld/1d/548.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u>North Eastern Type Penny (Aethelstan 924 - 939):</u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/aethel/1d/ae1d.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/aethel/1d/ae1d.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/aethel/1d/ae1d.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u>Small Crossd Type Penny (Eadgar 959 - 975):</u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/eadgar/1d/1dsc.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/eadgar/1d/1dsc.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/eadgar/1d/1dsc.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><i>Fleury Cross</i> coins struck during England's Middle Ages reaches back in time to the <b><u>Norman Conquest</u></b> period (1066-1153 A.D.). Marshall Faintich maintains a web page on these coins:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Norman_Coins_of_England.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Norman_Coins_of_England.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Norman_Coins_of_England.htm</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Let's not forget France's Fleury Cross coins:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">When numismatic historians think of coins-and-crosses, many visualize <b><i>Joan d'Arch </i></b>astride a charging steed. From that Crusader period I present to you this Silver Denier when Bohemund III, minority of A.D. 1149 to 1163 defended Antioch. Photo courtesy of Calgary Coin Gallery:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/medieval/4571Lg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/medieval/4571Lg.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/medieval/4571Lg.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">When the chroniclers of Merrie Olde England recorded the initial minting of coins with religious symbols, they pointed to the ancestral evidence of the Celts. Here's a James VI 1577 Half-Merk or Noble bearing the Scottish Arms on one side and a Fleury Cross on the other side (courtesy of Wikipedia):</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_VI_noble_1577_612680.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_VI_noble_1577_612680.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_VI_noble_1577_612680.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font> </p><p>What about recent coins with Fleury Crosses on them? We are going to examine the coinage of Andorra:</p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><i> </p><p></i></b>1997 Proof 25 Diners (photo courtesy of wbcc-online). Scroll to 2nd photo:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The same "Fleury Cross" on obverse design was featured on an Andorran</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1997 Gold 20 Diners proof with Queen Isabella I on reverse 1988 Silver 25 Diners (20,000 NCLTs and 10,000 proofs) with Grasped hands on the reverse to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Andorra's Governing Charter. A 1988 Gold 250 Diners (3000 NCLTs) also honored the anniversary. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.wbcc-online.com/ctrys-a/andor97-25d.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wbcc-online.com/ctrys-a/andor97-25d.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.wbcc-online.com/ctrys-a/andor97-25d.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Hope you enjoyed....</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 889383, member: 6229"][B][CENTER]FLEURY CROSS ON EUROPEAN COINAGE [/CENTER] [/B]A Fleury Cross is a Cross with the three arms ending in representations of flower petals (typically a lily). Fleury in different languages is aka [I]Fleuree[/I],[I] Fleurettee, Fleuronny, Fleuronnee, [/I][I]Flory [/I]or [I]Flowery[/I]. Here's a photo courtesy of Wikipedia: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg[/URL] [FONT=Arial] Our first Fleury Cross on coin to view is truly old (997-1003 AD). It's a Viking Aethelred II Long Cross Penny made of Silver, weighing 1.48 grams and measuring 20.34 mm. It's a [B][I]Long Cross[/I][/B][I][/I] Type. Obverse: profile bust with +EDELRD REX ANGLO legend. Reverse: long voided cross dividing +SPERTINC M-O NORD legend for the moneyer Swertinc at Norwich mint. Take a look courtesy of Timeline Originals: [URL]http://time-lines.co.uk/aethelred-ii-norwich-swertinc-long-cross-penny-018670-27971-0.html[/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT]The Fleury Cross's useage on Medieval mainland European coins can be traced back to [FONT=Arial]Andronicus III Palaeologus' (1328 - 1341 A.D.) Bronze Assarion hammered into existance at the Mint in Constantinople, Byzantium Empire. Obv: Fleury Cross Rev: ANDRONIKOC [...], emperor standing with scepter. (Sear notes that there is some doubt as to the identification of this issue; it may have been issued under Andronicus II & Michael IX.) Photo courtesy of Joe Winnett: [URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sb/sb2481.1.jpg[/URL] The earliest use of coins in England can be traced back to the Northumbrian Vikings. The coins bear both [B][I]Long Cross [/I][/B][I][/I]and [B][I]Small Cross [/I][/B][I][/I]designs. Here's a few examples: [B][I][U]Cunni Type Penny (895 - 902) w/both long and short crosses: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U] [URL]http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/edeld/1d/548.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]North Eastern Type Penny (Aethelstan 924 - 939): [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/aethel/1d/ae1d.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]Small Crossd Type Penny (Eadgar 959 - 975): [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/hamm/eadgar/1d/1dsc.jpg[/URL] [I]Fleury Cross[/I] coins struck during England's Middle Ages reaches back in time to the [B][U]Norman Conquest[/U][/B][U][/U] period (1066-1153 A.D.). Marshall Faintich maintains a web page on these coins: [URL]http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Norman_Coins_of_England.htm[/URL] Let's not forget France's Fleury Cross coins: When numismatic historians think of coins-and-crosses, many visualize [B][I]Joan d'Arch [/I][/B][I][/I]astride a charging steed. From that Crusader period I present to you this Silver Denier when Bohemund III, minority of A.D. 1149 to 1163 defended Antioch. Photo courtesy of Calgary Coin Gallery: [URL]http://www.calgarycoin.com/medieval/4571Lg.jpg[/URL] When the chroniclers of Merrie Olde England recorded the initial minting of coins with religious symbols, they pointed to the ancestral evidence of the Celts. Here's a James VI 1577 Half-Merk or Noble bearing the Scottish Arms on one side and a Fleury Cross on the other side (courtesy of Wikipedia): [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_VI_noble_1577_612680.jpg[/URL] [/FONT] What about recent coins with Fleury Crosses on them? We are going to examine the coinage of Andorra: [B][I] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [/I][/B][I][/I]1997 Proof 25 Diners (photo courtesy of wbcc-online). Scroll to 2nd photo: The same "Fleury Cross" on obverse design was featured on an Andorran 1997 Gold 20 Diners proof with Queen Isabella I on reverse 1988 Silver 25 Diners (20,000 NCLTs and 10,000 proofs) with Grasped hands on the reverse to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Andorra's Governing Charter. A 1988 Gold 250 Diners (3000 NCLTs) also honored the anniversary. [URL]http://www.wbcc-online.com/ctrys-a/andor97-25d.jpg[/URL] Hope you enjoyed.... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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