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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2844006, member: 74712&quot;]Most of my medieval purchases in this range were eBay purchases - something to be avoided by the newbies</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673600[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Auvergne</p><p>Bishops of Clermont, late 12th Century</p><p>Clermont, BL Denier, 19 mm x 0.8 grams; Obv.: SEA MARIA.&nbsp; Facing portrait of Virgin Marie, crowned, with four annulets surrounding</p><p>Rev.: VRBS.ARVERNA. Cross pommee with four trefoils in each angle</p><p>Ref.: Roberts 4907, De Wit 390</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673602[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Toulouse</p><p>Raymond V-VII, r. 1148-1249</p><p>AR Denier, 19mm x 1.1 grams</p><p>Obv.: RAMON COMES, Cross Pattee in center, S in second quarter</p><p>Rev.: +TOLOSA CIVI, PAX in center</p><p>Ref.: Duplessy 1228, Roberts 4226, De Wit 442</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673604[/ATTACH] </p><p>Portugal</p><p>Manuel I, r. 1495-1521</p><p>AE Ceitil, 18.06 mm x 1.4 grams, Group 3.1</p><p>Obv.: +IEMANVEL R.P.ET.A. N retrograde. 3rd type shield containing Portuguese coat of arms, annulet left, top, and right</p><p>Rev.: +I:EMANVEL.[R.P.ET.A.]. N retrograde.&nbsp; Group 3.1 castle with high open outside wall castle over convex sea</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673605[/ATTACH] </p><p>Norman Italy - Sicily</p><p>Roger II, r. 1130-1154 (1130-8)</p><p>AE Follaro, 15.47 mm x 1.4 grams</p><p>Obv.: Ρ/Ο/ΓΕ/ΡΙ/Ο Ρ/Η/Σ (Vertically, Σ Retrograde). Roger standing with scepter in right hand</p><p>Rev.: +IC+XC+NI+KA around cross patent</p><p>Ref.: NCKS 226, [MEC 14, 177]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one came as a part of a group lot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]673607[/ATTACH] </p><p>Italian States, Genoese Caffa</p><p>1360s?</p><p>AE Pul, 17.29mm x 1.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: Christogram countermark, from Genoese Caffa</p><p>Rev.: ? anonymous Jujid</p><p>Ex Andy Singer</p><p><br /></p><p>Same lot as above</p><p>[ATTACH=full]673610[/ATTACH] </p><p>Italian States, Genoese Caffa</p><p>Filippo Maria Visconti, r. 1421-1435</p><p>AR Asper, 16.21 mm x 0.9 grams</p><p>Obv.: DV_M.D.:CAF; The arms of Genoa in a beaded oval of four arches, three dots to side and below of portal</p><p>Rev.: Small Jujid tamga with 1 dot.&nbsp; Circular Arabic legend, السلطان العادل محمد خان (The Just Ruler, Muhammad Khan)</p><p>Ref.: Similar to Retowski, Genoese-Tartar Coinage, no. 15, Similar to De Witt 3957-8</p><p>Note: Overstrike. </p><p>Ex. Andy Singer</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673612[/ATTACH] </p><p>East Africa - Kilwa Sultanate</p><p>al-Hasan ibn Sulayman, r. 1310-1333</p><p>Kisiwani mint, AE Fals, 20.13 mm x 2.2 grams</p><p>Obv.: احسن بن / سليمان / عزذصز (al-Hasan ibn / Sulaiman / yathiku (May his victory be glorious!)). Inscription in three lines</p><p>Rev.: يتق / بالواحل / النان&nbsp; (trusts / in the One (God) / the Bountiful). Inscription in three lines</p><p>Ref.: SICA 10, #616, Freeman-Grenville 1954, pg. 223 no. xv, Walker obv: XVII, Rev.: XXIII, Album 1183</p><p>Note: Found on Kilwa Island in 1982[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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