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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2841266, member: 74712&quot;]I think medieval coins are often rarer than ancient coins, as the economy was a bit more depressed, and transactions were often in kind than money (and coins were regularly melted and reminded).&nbsp; Barbers are thus tougher to find, but here&#039;s a couple under $20s I&#039;ve bought recently:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]672213[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Besançon</p><p>Anonymous Archbishop, 13-14th C.</p><p>BL Denier, 17.33 mm x 0.7 grams</p><p>Obv.: PTHOMARTIR, starting at 7hr.&nbsp; Hand with two fingers raised in benediction</p><p>Rev.: +BISONTIVM. Cross patee</p><p>Ref.: Roberts 4756</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]672214[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Champagne</p><p>Henry II, r. 1181-1197</p><p>Provins Mint, AR Denier 18.4 mm x 1.0 grams</p><p>Obv.: CASTRI PRVVINS. Comb of Champagne, &#039;V&#039; made of three triangles above, annulet on either side, legend beginning at 10hr.</p><p>Rev.: +HENRI COMES.&nbsp; Cross Pattee, pellet in first quarter, omega in second, alpha in third, and annulet in fourth</p><p>Ref.: Roberts, 4727 variety, De Wit 512-13 variety</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]672218[/ATTACH] </p><p>East Africa - Kilwa Sultanate</p><p>al-Ḥasan b. Sulaymān, r. 1310-1333</p><p>Kisiwani mint, AE Fals, 19.01 mm x 1.7 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, #615, Freeman-Grenville 1954, pg. 223 no. xv, Walker obv: XVII, Rev.: XXIII, Album 1183, Zeno 112574</p><p>Note: found on Kilwa island in 1982</p><p><br /></p><p>This one was in a group lot of five Douzains, purported to be from Henry IV of France.&nbsp; This one was Henry III, and the other four coins were all different issues from Henry IV.&nbsp; The price came out to be about $6 per coin)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]672219[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Royal</p><p>Henry III, r. 1574-1589 (1579?)</p><p>AR Douzain, 23.76 mm x 2 grams</p><p>Obv.: HENRICVS III D G FRAN ET POL REX C. Crowned 3 fleur-de-lis coat of arms, H on either side</p><p>Rev.: + SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDICTO [1579?]. Cross patonce, crown in each corner</p><p>Ref.: Roberts 3211[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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