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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 5389482, member: 74712&quot;]Bronze coins were already becoming valueless in the late Roman period.&nbsp; I’m admittedly spotty on the history of the transition, and I’m sure someone else can fill in the gaps, but I believe it was Charlemagne who initiated a coinage reform basing the monetary system off of silver.&nbsp; There were some small bronze coins before this (the Northumbrian stycas come to mind), but I’m not sure how many.</p><p><br /></p><p>having said that, bronze coins would be issued in some parts of medieval Europe - probably as a result of their interactions with the Byzantines</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231530[/ATTACH] Norman Italy - Calabria</p><p>Roger I, r. 1072-1101 (1098-1101)</p><p>Mileto Mint, AE Trifollaro, 28.04 mm x 8.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: ROG [ERVS] COME +S. Roger, mounted left wearing Norman helm, holding kite shield and striped banner</p><p>Rev.: + MARIA [MATE]R DNI (’N’ retrograde). Enthroned nimbate Virgin Mary holding on lap Christ child, nimbate and in swaddling clothes right</p><p>Ref.: NCKS 131var., MEC 14.93, De Wit 3789[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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