Vel Saties Posted August 25 · Member Posted August 25 BRINDISI. Frederick II of Swabia (1197-1250) Denaro 1248. Letters FR abbreviated R/ Cross with stars in 2nd and 3rd quarter. MEC 567. (g. 0.81) MI EF 3 1 Quote
Vel Saties Posted August 25 · Member Posted August 25 BRINDISI. Frederick II of Swabia (1197-1250) Denarius 1249. F between three stars R/ Cross with stars in quarters. Spahr 148; MEC 570. (g. 0.81) MI EF 6 1 Quote
Nap Posted August 30 · Member Posted August 30 Merovingian tremissis, purchased during my recent trip to France. Paris has a street of coin dealers, which is pretty neat. Attribution uncertain. Dealer thought maybe Poitiers, I think maybe Metz. 11 1 1 Quote
AncientCoinnoisseur Posted August 31 · Member Posted August 31 Robert of Anjou Gigliato, Napoli, 1309–1343. 26.5mm, 3.98g Obverse: ✠ ROBЄRT - DЄI - GRA - IЄRL - ЄT - SICIL - RЄX (ROBERTus DEI GRAtia hIERusaLem ET SICILiae REX = Robert, by the grace of God, King of Sicily and Jerusalem). Crowned king seated frontally on a throne, flanked by two lion protomes, holding lily scepter and crucigerous orb. Reverse: ✠ ҺONOR - RЄGIS - IUDICIU - DILIGIT, Cross fleur-de-lis, canted by four lilies. The phrase is taken from Psalm 99 (98) 3-4 of the Old Testament which reads, "Confiteantur nomini tuo magno, quoniam terribile et sanctum est; et honor regis iudicium diligit" (I praise your great and terrible name, for it is holy. Mighty king who loves justice, you have established what is righteous"). 8 2 1 Quote
Prieure de Sion Posted September 8 · Member Posted September 8 Why did I have to watch “Kingdom of Heaven” by Ridley Scott on TV yesterday? Never watch historical movies before an auction! It could trigger emotions at the sight of some coins - and tempt you to buy. If I hadn't watched the movie again yesterday, I certainly wouldn't have been tempted to press the “bid button”. Now it's mine. CRUSADERS. County of Tripoli. Bohémond VII, 1275-1287. Half Gros (Silver, 20 mm, 2.12 g, 6 h). ✠ SEPTIMVS:BOEMVNDVS COMES Cross in twelve-foil. Rev. ✠ CIVITAS:TRIPOLIS:SYPIE Castle in twelve-foil, small wedges between the towers. CCS 27. Metcalf, Crusades, 500. Wäckerlin 74. From the collection of J. F. L. Blankenberg, Elsen 150, 18 March 2022, 323 and previously privately acquired from Baldwin in March 2001. 10 1 Quote
Hrefn Posted September 9 · Supporter Posted September 9 @Prieure de Sion I placed a prebid of 210 on that half gros of Bohemond VII as a companion to the full gros below. Very nice coin. I see I will have to be more aggressive with my bids. 7 1 Quote
Anaximander Posted September 9 · Member Posted September 9 (edited) Yielding to temptation, are we, @Prieure de Sion? But how can you not, with such a lovely coin on offer. Among the Crusader states, the Tripoli issues of Bohemond VI and VII are some of the best! Here's what I picked up way back in 1999... As for my latest coin? That would be a Feudal French denier of Duke Richard I Sans Peur. Yes, him. The son of William Longsword, grandson of Rollo, the Viking chief. Also: grandfather of Edward the Confessor and great grandfather (if my genealogy is correct) of William the Bastard (i.e., William the Conqueror). Incidentally, there was a coin of this type in that same CNG sale. Edited September 9 by Anaximander 8 1 Quote
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted September 11 · Benefactor Benefactor Posted September 11 As it so happens @Anaximander that AR grosso of Bohemund was my first coin. A neighbor gave me two coins when I was six. When I was old enough to attribute them I identified one as a tetradrachm of Nero from Alexandria and the other a Crusader coin which was your example. Unfortunately, they were fakes, tourist or otherwise as the grosso was cast in tin or lead and the Nero piece in brass. But it was still fun to identify them. This was before the Internet so the only way to identify them was at the library pouring through what coin resource books they had. 3 1 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted September 19 · Member Posted September 19 Ottoman Gold Sultani of Mehmed II (minted in Constantinople in 1454): 5 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted September 21 · Member Posted September 21 Seljuk Gold 1/3 Dinar of Mahmud II (minted in Nahavand in 1128): 5 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted September 30 · Member Posted September 30 Kingdom of England Silver Penny of Edward I (minted in Canterbury sometime between 1279 and 1307): 10 1 Quote
Grimulfr Posted October 1 · Member Posted October 1 On 9/30/2024 at 12:17 PM, Croatian Coin Collector said: Kingdom of England Silver Penny of Edward I (minted in Canterbury sometime between 1279 and 1307): A recent purchase for me (uncharacteristically) was also an Edward I penny. This won't grade as well as your Canterbury but it is from a rarer mint (Berwick-on-Tweed) where the coins were struck from local dies. It was the coin's provenance that really interested me - it is from J.J. North's collection (North wrote the book on English Hammered Coinage, as well as a book Edwardian silver)... anyone else like to collect collectors? 8 1 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted October 19 · Member Posted October 19 Kingdom of Sicily Gold multiple Tari of Roger II (minted sometime between 1130 and 1154): 5 1 1 1 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted October 21 · Member Posted October 21 Bavandid Gold Dinar of Shahriyar IV Bavand (minted in Sari in either 1110 or 1111): 6 1 Quote
John Conduitt Posted October 21 · Supporter Posted October 21 On 10/1/2024 at 8:50 PM, Grimulfr said: A recent purchase for me (uncharacteristically) was also an Edward I penny. This won't grade as well as your Canterbury but it is from a rarer mint (Berwick-on-Tweed) where the coins were struck from local dies. It was the coin's provenance that really interested me - it is from J.J. North's collection (North wrote the book on English Hammered Coinage, as well as a book Edwardian silver)... anyone else like to collect collectors? Yes I have a few of JJ North's. A lot of his coins ended up in JP Mass's collection. Henry III 7c3 Short Cross Penny, 1242 Canterbury. Silver, 18mm, 1.34g. Crowned facing bust with tiny pellets in curls; HENRICV[S REX]. Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle, large initial cross; WILLEM ON CAN (North 980C; S 1356C; Mass - 2084, this coin). Ex JP Mass; WJ Conte; JJ North; from the Naxos (Greece) Hoard 1969. Henry III Class 2a Long Cross Continental Imitation Penny, 1248-1252 Westphalia. Silver, 19mm, 1.38g. Facing bust without sceptre; heNKICVS R NX • I' with pomme letter X (used on Germanic imitations). Long cross; HI /OL /OIIL/VID - retrograde and outwards (based on Nicole On Lund). (North 10, this coin). Ex JJ North. 8 1 1 Quote
Anaximander Posted October 29 · Member Posted October 29 Joy! 🥳 Then sadness. 😞. I purchased two "crusader" coins, one from Achaea and one from Athens (duchy of). The addition of Charles I of Anjou (1278-1285) was filling a gap in the collection of Achaean princes in the Morea. of whom I have five. Such a lovely example, too, I thought. Despite the steep price, I picked this up and also went for Guy II de la Roche (1294-1308). I have only one other example from the Duchy of Athens, William de la Roche (1280-1287). I struggled with the attribution of the first. For good reason! It's not Charles I, it's William (or Guillaume) II de Villehardouin, one I already have (big sigh). 8 1 Quote
Vel Saties Posted November 7 · Member Posted November 7 (edited) A new (for me) quarter of siliqua from the "Sirmium Group" with a type of obverse portrait that I was missing SIRMIUM GROUP (GEPIDS in the original record). In the name of Justin I (518-527). Quarter Siliqua. Sirmium. Obv: D N IVSTINVS P AV. Diademed and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ROMANI VINVICTΛ. Monogram of Theoderic; cross above, star below. Cf. Demo 122-7; Gennari 2017, 138 = FALTIN Q2 2,2 (same couple of dies) Condition: Extremely fine. Weight: 0.63 g. Diameter: 16 mm. Edited November 10 by Vel Saties 13 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted November 8 · Member Posted November 8 Eretnid Silver 2 Dirhams of Ala al-Din Eretna (minted in Erzincan in either 1346 or 1347): 8 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted November 13 · Member Posted November 13 (edited) Caliphate of Cordoba Gold Dinar of Abd al-Rahman III (minted at the al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint by the Mint Master Qasim ibn Khalib in either 943 or 944): Edited November 14 by Croatian Coin Collector 9 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted November 14 · Member Posted November 14 Kingdom of Hungary Gold Forint of Matthias Corvinus (minted in Hermannstadt (today Sibiu, Romania) sometime between 1458 and 1490): 7 Quote
Anaximander Posted November 16 · Member Posted November 16 My latest Medieval is not nearly as shiny as @Croatian Coin Collector's latest hoard of gold and silver, but it's something of a rarity. It is an obole of King Robert II (996-1031), son of Hughes Capet, founder of the dynasty. Robert II is the earliest Capetian issuer of coinage from the Paris mint. France. Capetians, Robert II le Pieux. 996‑1031. AR Obole (0.66ᵍᵐ 16ᵐᵐ 4ʰ) of Paris. ROT-BER-TUS around central REX. / Short cross pattée, ✠PΛRISIVS CIVITΛS. VF. CNG EA 574 #722. Rare. Duplessy Royales I #5; Roberts 2212; Ciani 19; Hoffmann pl.2 #2; Lafaurie 12. There are areas of flatness, which is pretty common, plus some encrustations. Still, overall, this is a good strike for the issue. I edited my post The Royal House of France, to include this early king. 10 1 1 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted November 19 · Member Posted November 19 Duchy of Milan Gold Ducat of Filippo Maria Visconti (minted in Milan sometime between 1412 and 1447): 6 1 Quote
Anaximander Posted November 26 · Member Posted November 26 On 11/19/2024 at 5:55 AM, Croatian Coin Collector said: Duchy of Milan Gold Ducat of Filippo Maria Visconti (...1412 and 1447): Wow. Crowned chevalier charging, sword drawn. Fire-breathing dragon facing. In gold! 3 Quote
panzerman Posted Sunday at 01:54 AM · Member Posted Sunday at 01:54 AM Burgundy/ Flanders/ Duchy AV Lion d'or ND Brugges Mint Philip III "the Good" 1419-67 2 1 Quote
Croatian Coin Collector Posted Tuesday at 01:22 PM · Member Posted Tuesday at 01:22 PM Artukid Bronze Dirham of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (minted in 1193): 4 Quote
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