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R. Pesant in "Folles of Doubtful Attribution to Joscelyn de Courtenay, Count of Edessa" in NumCirc 93 (Jul-Aug 1985), pp. 101, attributed this type to Joscelin I or II. Metcalf notes, "The discovery of a few more specimens, clearly related to the first, has reinforced the proposed attribution."BZ113787. Bronze follis, Pesant NumCirc 1985, 3; Metcalf Crusades p. 38; Malloy CCS -; Wäckerlin -, VF, harshly cleaned, crude as usual, irregularly shaped ragged flan, weight 2.475 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, Mesopotamia, Edessa (Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey) mint, 1119 - 1150; obverse nimbate bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, holding book of Gospels in his right hand; reverse IEVSEΛIN (or similar, blundered), traces of legend around large Cross in pellet circle; ex Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (8-13 Jul 2023), lot 5992; ex European collection formed before 2005; very rare; $800.00 (€752.00)
Kingdom of Cyprus, 15th Century A.D.
Deniers with rampant lion and cross types were struck by many of the Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem. Types were struck with stars, pellets, or crosslets in the quadrants. Janus struck the type with an S in one quadrant. We do not know of another example with letters in more than one quadrant. Unfortunately we can't read the legends or the letters in the quadrants but it is possible a specialist could improve the attribution.CR68025. Billon denier, Unpublished(?), Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, gF, weight 0.530 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 270o, obverse lion of Cyprus rampant left; reverse cross pattée, a letter in three or four of the quarters; extremely rare; SOLD
England and Ireland, Edward I Longshanks, 20 November 1272 – 7 July 1307 (Lord of Ireland from 1254)
Edward I was a tall man for his era, at 6'2" (1.88 m), hence the nickname "Longshanks." In 1254 his father granted him most of Ireland. Edward was on the 9th crusade when the Mamluk sultan Baibars sent an assassin to kill him. Although Edward killed the assassin, he was struck in the arm by a dagger, perhaps poisoned, and became severely ill. He was in Sicily on his way home when his father died. Edward was proclaimed king after his father's death, rather than at his own coronation, as had until then been customary. Edward was ruthless in pursuing his aims and crushing those who opposed him. After rebellion in Wales, he built a series of castles and towns in the countryside and settled them with English. Edward attempted the conquest of Scotland and had some success but rebellion continued. After Philip IV of France (a Scottish ally) confiscated the Duchy of Gascony, Edward went to war with France. He recovered his duchy but the conflict relieved military pressure against Scotland. When the Edward I died, his son Edward II was left with an ongoing war with Scotland and many financial and political problems.ME98505. Silver penny, SCBC-SII 6264; SCBI 22 357 - 359, gF, toned, clashed dies, light marks, parts of legends weak, weight 1.340 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 180o, Dublin mint, 1297 - 1302; obverse EDW R - ANGL' D-NS hYB (Edwardus, Rex Angliae, Dominus Hibernie - Edward King of England, Lord of Ireland, small letters), crowned bust facing, in a triangle, one pellet below bust; reverse CIVI-TAS - DVBL-INIE (City of Dublin, large letters), long cross pattée, three pellets in each quadrant; SOLD
Crusaders, Frankish Greece, Principality of Achaea, Charles I of Anjou, 1278 - 1285
| Charles I (early 1226/1227 - 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246-85) and Forcalquier (1246-48, 1256-85) in the Holy Roman Empire, Count of Anjou and Maine (1246-85) in France; he was also King of Sicily (1266-85) and Prince of Achaea (1278-85). In 1272, he was proclaimed King of Albania; and in 1277 he purchased a claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. |  |
Crusaders, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Hetoum I, 1226 - 1270 A.D., Ex John Quincy Adams Collection
Ex John Quincy Adams Collection, 6th President of the United States, and His Descendants, ex Massachusetts Historical Society Collection, ex Stack’s Sale, 5-6 March 1971.ME47630. Copper kardez, cf. Bedoukian CCA 1393 ff., Nercessian ACV 363 ff., aVF, weight 5.980 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, Sis mint, 1226 - 1270 A.D.; obverse Armenian inscription: Hetoum King of the Armenians, Hetoum seated facing on bench-like throne, fleur-de-lis tipped scepter (mace) in right, globus cruciger in left, star left; reverse Armenian inscription: Struck in the City of Sis, cross with wedges and a crescent in the angles; comes with a John Quincy Adams Collection tag from the Stacks Sale; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Latin Crusader Rule, 12 April 1204 - 25 July 1261 A.D.
For 57 years after the crusader armies sacked the city, Constantinople was ruled by Latin princes.BZ68060. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, DOC IV-1 31; SBCV 2024 var. (clipped to small module); imitative of Manuel I Comnenus; CLBC I 11.4.1, gVF, scyphate, weight 1.732 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 180o, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, c. 1220 - 1230; obverse [IC] - XC, nimbate Christ, seated on throne without back, wearing tunic and kolobion, Gospels in left; reverse [MANOV]HΛ [ΔECΠOTHC], emperor standing facing, wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys, sword in right, globus cruciger in left; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Latin Crusader Rule, 12 April 1204 - 25 July 1261 A.D.
For 57 years after the crusader armies sacked the city, Constantinople was ruled by Latin princes.BZ92837. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, Hendy p. 191, type B, pl. 25, 11 -12; DOC 4-2, p. 674, type B; SBCV 2022; Sommer 68.4, gVF, scyphate, excellent strike and preservation for the type, slightly off center, weight 1.897 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse Christ seated facing on throne with back, nimbate, bearded, wearing tunic and kolobion, Gospels in left hand, IC - XC divided across field; reverse MANOVHΛ [ΔECΠOTHC?], emperor standing facing, wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys, sword pointed downward in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Latin Crusader Rule, 12 April 1204 - 25 July 1261 A.D.
Interesting Latin imitation of a type struck by the Byzantines of Nikaea.BZ17887. Billon aspron trachy nomisma, SBCV 2050; DOC IV, pt. 2, 36b; Hendy, type G, pl. 29, 19 - 20; Sommer 68.27; Wolkow 369 ff., gVF, scyphate, weight 1.130 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse Nimbate Virgin enthroned facing, holding nimbate bust of Christ in her crossed arms, MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: Μητηρ Θεου; - Mother of God) across field; reverse Emperor Theodore, holding labarum, and St. Theodore, holding spear, together holding long scepter topped with a Patriarchal Cross; scarce with this quality of strike and preservation; SOLD
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