13TH CENTURY Coins
History of the Groš: From Grosso to the Bulgarian Empire
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Groš Example Specimen: Groš, 1280-1292 (Second Bulgarian Empire — imitation of Venetian coin) Authority & Heraldry: This silver coin from the Second Bulgarian Empire was issued under Geo…
Trachy Coin: The Unique Scyphate Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bulgarian Imitation of Byzantine Trachy Example Specimen: Copper Trachy, approximately 13th century (Bulgarian Empire, imitation of Byzantine coin) Iconography & Origin: This scyphate (concave)…
Friesacher Pfennig: Medieval Trade Coin of Central Europe
Illustrated Specimen Details: Duchy of Styria Friesacher Pfennig Example Specimen: Silver Friesacher Pfennig, 1220-1230 (Duchy of Styria, Austria) Iconography & Origin: This silver pfennig is an iconic example of medieval C…
Handheller: The Medieval Silver Coin of Schwäbisch Hall
Illustrated Specimen Details: Medieval Handheller Example Specimen: Handheller, 13th Century (Schwäbisch Hall) Iconography & Origin: This specimen was struck at the Royal Mint of Schwäbisch Hall. The obverse prominently fea…
Pogh: History of the Armenian Small Copper Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Pogh Example Specimen: Pogh, 1296-1298 (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia) Authority & Design: The obverse features King Smbat I Hetumian (Smpad) on horseback, riding with a mace (a symbol of …
Maille: Silver Coin of Flanders and Medieval Europe
Illustrated Specimen Details: Maille Example Specimen: Maille, 1180-1220 — County of Flanders Authority: Issued in the County of Flanders , one of the most affluent regions of medieval Europe (modern-day Belgium and France). Altho…
Fals: Medieval Islamic Copper Coin Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Fals (Sultanate of Rum) Example Specimen: Copper Fals, 1196-1204 AD Authority: Issued by Suleiman II (Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah), the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. The Sultanate of Rum was a Turco-Persian…
Square dirhem: coin of Almohad Caliphate
SQUARE DIRHEM: COIN OF ALMOHADS Square dirhem, 13th century: Almohad Caliphate Almohad Caliphate (Arabic "خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or دَوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ", romanized "al-Muwaḥḥidūn", literally "those who profess the u…
Kardez: coin from Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
KARDEZ: COIN OF CILICIAN ARMENIA Kardez, 1226-1270: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ND (no date). Ruler: King of Cilician Armenia Hethum I (1226-1270). + ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ : Hethum (Hetoum) King of Armenians. King on throne with mace and cross. ՇԻՆԵ…
Massa: coin from Kingdom of Dambadeniya (Sri Lanka)
MASSA: COIN OF DAMBADENIYA Massa, 1273-1301: Kingdom of Dambadeniya (Sri Lanka) Kingdom of Dambadeniya — medieval kingdom in what is present-day Sri Lanka (1220-1345). Ruler: Bhuvanaikabahu I — King of Dambadeniya in the end of the 13th century. Th…
Banovac: coin from Province of Slavonia (Hungary)
BANOVAC: COIN OF SLAVONIA (HUNGARY) Banovac (denár), 1270-1272: Province of Slavonia (Hungary) Slavonia — historical region in the east of modern Croatia. In the status of Slavonic Banovina it existed as part of the medieval Hungarian kingdom. It w…
Tank: coin from Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
TANK: COIN OF CILICIAN ARMENIA Tank, 1198-1219: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ND (no date). Ruler: Leo II (Armenian "Լեւոն Ա Մեծագործ"; romanized "Levon I Metsagorts") — the 10th lord of Armenian Cilicia (1198-1219). He was the 1s…