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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Medieval, Islamic and Crusader Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: lv88 on November 30, 2006, 12:46:51 am

Title: Medieval ID Needed
Post by: lv88 on November 30, 2006, 12:46:51 am

A friend asked for this piece to be ID'ed. He said it was part of a hoard of 250 coins, vast majority being drams of Levon I. Along were some crusader coins.

Here is the pic, and thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Medieval ID Needed
Post by: lv88 on November 30, 2006, 12:47:47 am

16 mm, .88 gm, AR, Denier????

Title: Re: Medieval ID Needed
Post by: lv88 on December 02, 2006, 08:07:36 pm

anyone? anything?

Title: Re: Medieval ID Needed
Post by: lv88 on December 03, 2006, 02:31:03 pm

Hmm, it has since been identified to  - "Poppo, bishop of Metz 1090-1104. The legend on the building-side should be read : +POPPO METN-S EP-S (= Poppo, Metensis episcopus). The item above, however, bears the ending PE-S, which is of no importance. The right side is displayed upside down and should be read S STEPHANVS, as stated by Tony Merson. The Dannenberg Catalogue lists the Type as Nr. 50. In Flon, Histoire monétaire de la Lorraine et des trois-évêches, it is Vol 1, p.192 Nr. 7."