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Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 1:19 pm Hi! Can anyone help me to identify this coin. Seams to be double striked. Weigth 2.80 gram. Diameter 21-22.5 mm. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 1:35 pm With a nimbate figure riding a horse/donkey, this seems to be a religious token rather than a coin. I wonder if it wasn't for palm sunday? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 1:58 pm See: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...=usd&order=0 If link doesn't work: its a follis of Roger of Salerno, regent of Antioch. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 2:34 pm Ah well, glad you are here Bob to fix my mistakes. Nice work on the ID--I hadn't considered Crusader States for this one. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 2:43 pm @Kamnaskires Great! Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7933 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 5:38 pm I can think of a half dozen other places with St. George, but didn't know this one. Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 10:19 pm Was thinking it was Byzantine because of St. George and the Greek writing. Great work identifying, kamnaskires! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7933 Posts	Posted 01/10/2024 2:07 pm Quote: Was thinking it was Byzantine because of St. George and the Greek writing. ... though the Byzantine iconography has him standing, not on horseback. According to at least one source, this is the earliest use of this iconography of St. George on a coin (ironically by a French ruler). Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 01/12/2024 04:25 am It's nice to see that even Wikipedia had a similar coin as this on the page of Roger of Salerna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_of_Salerno Report this Post to the Staff
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