12TH CENTURY Coins
Jital Coin: Medieval Hindu-Islamic Trade Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Jital Coin Example Specimen: Jital, 1179-1192 (Chauhans of Delhi and Ajmer, India) Historical Context: Issued under Ruler Prithviraj III (Prithviraj Chauhan), a king from the Indian Chauhan dynasty…
Qian Coin — Ancient Ancestor of Chinese Cash
Illustrated Specimen Details: Chinese Empire (Northern Song) 10 Qian Example Specimen: 10 qian (or cash), 1102-1106 — Chinese Empire (Northern Song) Ruler: Emperor Huizong of Song (1100-1126). Design & Inscriptions: T…
Tetarteron: History of the Byzantine Gold / Copper Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Byzantine Tetarteron Example Specimen: Copper Tetarteron, 1143-1180 (Byzantine Empire) Iconography & Origin: This copper tetarteron was struck during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (Porphyrogen…
Dirhem: Historical Arab Silver and Bronze Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Dirhem (Artuqids) Example Specimen: Bronze Dirhem, 1152-1176 AD Authority: Issued by Najm al-Din Alpi , the Artuqid ruler of Mardin and Mayyafariqin (son of Timurtash). The Artuqid State was an Ana…
Obole: The Half-Denier Coin of Medieval France
Illustrated Specimen Details: Obole Example Specimen: County of Melgueil (c. 1080-1120) The specimen shown here is a silver obole from the County of Melgueil in Southern France. This region, a significant medieval fief, issued …
Tram: coin from Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
TRAM: COIN OF CILICIAN ARMENIA Tram, 1198-1219: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ND (no date). Ruler: Leo II also known as Levon I the Magnificent (Armenian "Լեւոն Ա Մեծագործ"; romanized "Levon I Metsagorts") — the 10th lord of Arm…
Quartaro: coin from Republic of Genoa (Italy); 1/4 denaro
QUARTARO: COIN OF GENOA (ITALY) Quartaro, 1139-1339: Republic of Genoa Ruler: Conrad III — king of Germany and Italy (since 1127); the first representative of the Hohenstaufen dynasty; in 1139 granted the right to the mints of Genoa, Piacenza and A…
Follaro: coin from Kingdom of Sicily; 1/72 tari
FOLLARO: COIN OF SICILY (ITALY) Follaro, 1166-1189: Kingdom of Sicily The coin is made in the Arab-Norman style: echoes of the expulsion of the Arabs by the Normans from the island of Sicily. The obverse legend is in Latin, while the reverse is in …