Benefactor Simon Posted February 12, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 12, 2023 Alexius I Comnenus , coins from coin reform, 1092 to 1118. Easter Roman (Byzantine.) New denomination Electrum Aspron Trachy, New Denomination Billion Aspron Trachy. New Denomination City Tetarteron New Denomination copper Tetarteron 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted February 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 France, Provincial. Lorraine, Diocese of Metz. Stephan von Bar, Bishop, AD 1120-1163. AR Denier (15mm, 0.68g, 11h). Metz mint. Obv: STEPHANI; Cross with two rosettes and two balls in the angles. Rev: +[DES]-PINAL; Abbey Saint Goery. Ref: Boud 1618; Flon 25. Good Fine, nicely toned, normal striking weakness, reverse double struck. Said to be from the Barbarossa Treasure. From Wikipedia: Stephen of Bar took part in the Second Crusade in 1147 with his brother Rainald I the One-Eyed , Count of Bar, Mousson and Altkirch . Stephen was buried in Metz Cathedral "iuxta chori". 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted February 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 Kashmir... Uchchala..1101-1111 Sussala.....1113-1120 & 1121-1127 Jayasimha...1128-1154 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted February 13, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 China Northern Song Dynasty Emperor: Huizong, 徽宗 Obv: Sheng Song Yuan Bao 聖宋元寶 Running Script Rev: empty Value: 1 Year: 1101-1106 Material: AE, 24.5mm, 3.76g Ref.: Hartill 16.378 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted February 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 13, 2023 Thibaut II, Comte de Troyes et Provins (Champagne), 1125-1152. Obv. (in field, from 9 o'clock:) TEBO monogram. +TRECAS CIVITAS. Rev. Cross, annulet and bezant in two angles. +BEATVS PETRVS (Peter, patron saint of Troyes). Adam, Corpus des monnaies feodales champenoises, pp. 78, 80-2, nos. 181-91, with minor legend variants. I like this one for riffing on the bilingualism in contemporary English pennies, with obverse legends in Latin, and reverse mint signatures and moneyers in (Old-) early Middle English. Here the vernacular element shows up only in the 'Tebo' monogram. The medieval Latin would have been along the lines of 'Theobaldus;' phonetically, this clearly indicates the French equivalent. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted February 14, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) The thirty-fifth period starts - year 1150 to 1200. We have a some byzantine emperors in this period: Manuel I, Alexios II, Andronikos I, Isaac II and Alexios III Holy Roman German emperors: Friedrich I Barbarossa, Heinrich VI and Otto IV In China: The Southern Song Dynasty with the emperors Gao Zong, Xiao Zong, Guang Zong and Ning Zong, the Xi Xia Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty and again too many across the world to mention them all. map of Europe 1173 For two days it is year 1150 to the year 1200 And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period Edited February 14, 2023 by shanxi 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted February 14, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2023 Kashmir.. Jaga Deva..1199-1213 AD.....19mm/5.70gr...Die axis 12 o'clock. Obverse...Ardochsho (Lakshmi) seated cross-legged facing in lalitasana (with right leg folded under and left leg hanging down), holding diadem in right hand and long-stemmed lotus in left hand, legend in Sharada script, to the left: 'Ja', to the right 'ga'. Reverse...Highly stylized King standing facing, sacrificing at an altar to the left. Bottom right legend in Sharada script 'Deva'....Ex-William Spengler collection. MNI..195-96.. Jaga Deva..1199-1213 AD.....19mm/6.22gr...Die axis 12 o'clock. Obverse...Ardochsho (Lakshmi) seated cross-legged facing in lalitasana (with right leg folded under and left leg hanging down), holding diadem in right hand and long-stemmed lotus in left hand, legend in Sharada script, at left: 'Jaga', at right: 'Deva'. Reverse...Highly stylized King standing facing, sacrificing at an altar to the left. Bottom right legend in Sharada script 'Deva'....Ex-William Spengler collection. This type is unpublished in Mitchiner but is mentioned in Rodgers article plate coin #20... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibor Posted February 14, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) Obv. X ERA MCCIIII Rev. TOLETVM This piece is an Obol. There is also a denaro known. Dated 1204 of the Safar Era, 1166 A.D. by the calendar we use today. This coin commemorates Alfonso VIII retaking the thrown of Castile from his uncle Ferdinand II of Leon. Baptist-310 Abm-208 Except for a dinaro of billion with the same date, it will 200 years before another European coin will have a date. Edited February 14, 2023 by tibor Added information. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Simon Posted February 14, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 14, 2023 Andronicus, succesor of Alexius II (Young son of Manuel I Comnenus.) This fellow was a real piece of work, convinced Alexius II to kill his own mother then had Alexius II killed. Took Alexius young bride as his own, she was around 12, he was around 70. He ruled from 1183 to 1185 , the last of the Comnenus line in that century. This example is near perfect, it is A city tetarteron nicely struck and has aged well. ANDRONICUS METROPOLITIAN TETARTERON SBCV-1986 DOC 5 CLBC 5.4.1OBV Full length figure of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, standing on dais, holds nimbate beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast. REV Full length figure of emperor on l. crowned by Christ bearded and nimbate. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, and chlamys holds in r. hand labarum on long shaft and in l. anexikakia, Christ wearing tunic and kolobion, holds gospels in l. hand. Size 20.84 Weight 4.55gm 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted February 14, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2023 Islamic. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi, AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (31mm, 15.89g, 9h). Obv: Diademed and draped Seleukid-style male busts, vis-à-vis; laqabs of Najm al-Din Alpi above and below; tamgha to lower left. Rev: Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing; genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Ref: Spengler & Sayles 28. Minor deposits, otherwise, Good Very Fine with an attractive green patina. From an Australian collection, Ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 168 (11 Jul 2007), Lot 304. Ex Leu Numismatik (18 Jul 2022), Lot 3462. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted February 14, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2023 33 minutes ago, Cordoba said: Beautiful coin! Same back at ya! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted February 14, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2023 Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. Billon Denier (18mm, 0.96 g, 2h). Class C, var. c. Struck circa 1163-1188. + BOAИVHDVS, helmeted and mailed head left; crescent before, star behind / + AИTI:OCHIA, cross pattée; crescent in second quarter. Metcalf, Crusades 378; CCS 67d 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted February 15, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 15, 2023 My only Henry II Tealby, besides cut halves. Henry II, King of England 1154-1189. AR penny of London, Cross-crosslet / ‘Tealby’ coinage, class A2 (c. 1158-1161). Obv. Henry facing, crowned, holding a sceptre surmounted by a cross in his right hand. (His hand, and the jewelled left /right-hand edge of his cloak, extend to the lower part of the outer edge.) [From 8 o’clock:] +h[EN]rI rE[X] ANG (‘HENRI REX ANG[LIE];’ Henry, King of England). Rev. Cross; St. Andrew’s crosslets in each angle. [From 11 o’clock:] +SWETM[AN ON L]VN (‘SWETMAN ON LVN[DE];’ the moneyer Swetman, in London.) North 952 /2 (and p. 218, ‘Tealby Coinage: Mints and Moneyers’), Spink 1137. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Simon Posted February 15, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 15, 2023 Zangids of Mosul, Sayf al-Din Ghazi II Æ Dirham Zangids of Mosul, Sayf al-Din Ghazi II Æ Dirham. al-Mawsil mint, dated AH 567 = AD 1171. Draped bust facing slightly left, two winged creatures above, date across fields / Name and titles of Saif al-Din Ghazi II in five lines; genealogy in outer margins. Album 1861.1.; S&S Type 60.1; Whelan Type I. 12.92g, 29mm, 12h. Good Very Fine; light oxidations to rev., dark patina. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted February 15, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) Islamic, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Artuqids (Mardin), Najm al-Din Alpi, AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176, Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.36g, 1h), Unnamed mint (Mardin[?]), undated Obv: Diademed and draped male busts facing; Najm al-Din above and Malik Diyarbkr below; Artuqid tamgha at lower left; all in beaded cicle. Rev: Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Virgin Mary standing facing; 3 generations of the ancestry of Najm al-Din Alpi around. The legend in cursive Naski. "abu al-Muzzafar Alpi / bin / Timurtash bin Ii-Ghazi bin / Artuq"; all in beaded circle. https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-12th-century-artuqid-mash-up Edited February 15, 2023 by Sulla80 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted February 15, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 China Southern Song Dynasty Emperor: Ning Zong 寧宗 Mint: Tongan, Anhui Obv: Qing Yuan Tong Bao 慶 元 通 寶 clockwise. Rev: top: Tong 同 (for Tongan), below: Er 二 (year 2) Value: 2 Year: 1196 Material: Iron, 6.65g, 28.1mm Ref.: Hartill 17.438, S810 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted February 16, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) The thirty-sixth period starts - year 1200 to 1250. The Byzantine Empire begins to fall, but we still have some emperors in this period: Isaac II, Alexios III, IV, V, Theodore I and John III. I can't find coins for all of them. You Byzantium collectors will know better. Holy Roman German emperors: Otto IV, Friedrich II, In China: The Southern Song Dynasty with the emperors Ning Zong and Li Zong and the Xi Xia Dynasty and again too many across the world to mention them all. map of Europe 1230 For two days it is year 1200 to the year 1250 And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period Edited February 16, 2023 by shanxi 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted February 16, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2023 Ceylon.. Sahassa Malla AD 1200 to 1202 Seated king, SRIMA SAHASA MALLA in Nagari in two vertical lines in the left field / King standing, small altar in the left field, various dots and decorations in fields. 21mm, 4.24 grams. Mitchiner NIS 840-841. SKU 35682 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted February 16, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2023 Austria, Archdiocese of Salzburg. Eberhard II of Regensberg, AD 1200-1246. AR Pfennig (19mm, 1.13g, 1h). Friesach mint. Obv: [EBE]RHARD [+ EPS]; Half-length bust of Bishop with crozier in the right and book in the left. Rev: Two bishop heads and two stars arranged in a cross. Circles and dots in corners. Ref: CNA Ca 13. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted February 16, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2023 H4516 - ENGLAND, Henry III (1216-1272), Penny, 1.31g., Voided Long Cross Coinage, Class 3c, (1248-1250), Nicole - London, crowned facing bust of Henry, i.m. star, HENRICVS REX III, rev., voided long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle, NICOLE ON LVND, (N.988; S.1364) 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Simon Posted February 16, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 16, 2023 Okay, one of my all-time favorite coin these days and it is not Byzantine. Islamic Dynasties, Zengids of Mosul: Nasir al-Din Mahmud AE dirhem, 616-631 AH (1219 - 1234 AD) 8.05gm, struck 627 AH (1229-1230 AD) in Mosul, 26.0mm. Obv: Crowned female figure personifying the moon seated facing with legs crossed, holding crescent; date in fields. Rev: Shahada and name and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir in five lines across fields; name and titles of Nasir al-Din Mahmud in outer margin. Mitchiner WOI 1129; SS 67 This time period also includes Latin rule. Here is a large module coin from that period. Latin Rulers of Constantinople, 1204-1261. Trachy (Billon, 22 mm, 3.10 g, 6 h), Constantinople. IC - XC Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator. Rev. Archangel Michael standing facing, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand and globus cruciger in left. DOC 16. SB 2036. Exceptionally well centered and struck. Extremely fine. 10 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Simon Posted February 16, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 16, 2023 Another treasure the mid 13th century. In Wayne Sayles book Ancient Coin Collecting Volume V, he lists this as a Masterpiece of Romaion coinage. I have had many examples but none as nice as this. I love the head of hair on St George. JOHN III DUCAS AE Tetarteron S- 2116 DOC 57 ( 1222-1254) OBV Bust of St. George , beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic ,breastplate, and saigon; holds in r. hand spear, resting over shoulder and in l. shield. REV Full length figure of emperor wearing stemma , divitision, collar piece, jeweled loros of a simplified type, and saigon; holds in r hand labarum on long shaft, and in l. anexikakia. Size 23mm Weight 4.09gm DOC lists 12 examples with weights from 1.61 gm to 3.00 and sizes 19mm to 21mm 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted February 17, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2023 Seljuks, Rum, Sultan Ḡīāṯ-al-Dīn Kayḵosrow, first reign, AH 634-644 / AD 1237-1246, Dirham, Sivas, AH 639 = AD 1241/2 Obv: Lion advancing right; personification of sun above; in field to left, star; below, star and crescent with pellet; around, الامام المستنصربالله اميرالمؤمنين legend “the Imam al-Mustansir billah, Commander of the Faithful". Rev: Legend bearing the name and title of Sultan Ḡīāṯ-al-Dīn Kayḵosrow, the Saljuqid of Rūm; in outer margin, in square design, ضرب هذا الدرهم \ سوس في \ سنة تسع \ وثلثين و ستمائة "This dirham was struck at Sivas in the year 639". Inside, السلطان \ الاعظم \ كيخشرو \ بن كيقبد on four lines, "The Greatest Sultan Kaykhushraw b. Kayqubad" https://www.sullacoins.com/post/lion-and-sun-გურჯი-ხათუნი 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted February 17, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Freiburg im Breisgau City or surrounding Breisgau AR Brakteat AD ca. 1250 Obv.: Winged fabulous animals to the right. Rev.: - AR, 17mm, 0.36g Ref.: Wielandt 44, Berger 2432 (Freiburg), Slg. Wüthrich 54 (this coin) 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted February 18, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) The thirty-seventh period starts - year 1250 to 1300. "Byzantine Emperors": John III, Theodore II, John IV, MIchael VIII and Andronikos II. Holy Roman German emperors: Friedrich II In China: The Southern Song Dynasty with the emperors Li Zong and Da Zong also the Seljuks of Rum and many across the world, too many to mention them all. Map of Medieval Europe in the 13th century source: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/ancient-maps/ For two days it is year 1250 to the year 1300 And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period Edited February 18, 2023 by shanxi 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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