Vel Saties Posted August 25 · Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel Saties Posted August 25 · Member Share 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 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nap Posted August 30 · Member Share 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. 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientCoinnoisseur Posted August 31 · Member Share 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"). 5 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted September 8 · Member Share 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. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrefn Posted September 9 · Supporter Share 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. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaximander Posted September 9 · Member Share 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 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted Wednesday at 11:02 PM · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted Wednesday at 11:02 PM 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. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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