Posted 07/03/2020 8:31 pm
@petter, I think you are certainly in the general area. I can read "DE CLARENCIA" on the left pic and note the the castle has a C or annulet to the left and perhaps one to the right. These are all consistent with Achaea (Frankish Greece) and Maud of Hainut.
However, I'm struggling a little bit with the inscription on your right pic. The first and third letter seem to be barred As, but all Denier Tournois of Maud start with the letter M. If the first three letters were IFA, then this might be from Ferdinand of Majorca. In that case, the whole inscription should be IFAnS F D MAIORK, but that doesn't look exactly right either. The wear on this coin plus the fact that the inscriptions were often blundered make our job a little harder. @echizento may weigh in too--I'll be interested to hear what he thinks.
However, I'm struggling a little bit with the inscription on your right pic. The first and third letter seem to be barred As, but all Denier Tournois of Maud start with the letter M. If the first three letters were IFA, then this might be from Ferdinand of Majorca. In that case, the whole inscription should be IFAnS F D MAIORK, but that doesn't look exactly right either. The wear on this coin plus the fact that the inscriptions were often blundered make our job a little harder. @echizento may weigh in too--I'll be interested to hear what he thinks.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
looks like a match to me! I don't know much about Crusader coins, though.
