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thryan9 Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 4:15 pm I don't know where to begin with this. Is it even a coin? approximately 22mm - 23mm. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 4:37 pm At first glance it looks like an ancient coin (or a replica thereof). Palm trees were used quote often by the Phoenicians/Zeugetanians on one of the sides. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 7:15 pm The bust looks like a crude head of a Lion, I'm not sure what this is or even if it's ancient. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 7:52 pm Trifollaro of Guglielmo II of Sicily (Guglielmo il Buono). Messina mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3330 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 7:52 pm Edited by Pete2226 12/15/2014 7:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
thryan9 Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 8:06 pm Thanks Philadelphian, that's it. Medieval bronze coin of the Crusader states, Normans of Sicily, William II, 1166 AD-1189 AD. On the obverse side: Lion head facing forward. On the reverse side: Palm tree with fruit. Spahr 117. Sicily- Massina Trifollaro ND (1166-89), Guglielmo II (William II). Everyone selling one says its scarce (but aren't they all?). Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 9:52 pm is it Felix the cat? Edited by bmanofnbc 12/15/2014 9:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 10:03 pm I think Scratchy from the Simpsons! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 05:25 am The design is actually copied off of two different ancient coins from Sicily, which the Normans presumably found examples of and decided to try to copy. The obverse is taken from one of these, a tetradrachm from Samian-occupied Zankle (Messina), circa 490 BC. The reverse is taken from the coinage of Carthaginian-occupied Sicily, such as this one. I find it ironic that Norman-occupied Sicily unwittingly decided to copy the coins from two previous occupiers of the island. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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