Medieval coin – HCR70303

Obverse

Inscription:

YSABELLA P ACh

Design:

cross potent

Reverse

Inscription:

DE CLARENCIA

Design:

castle tournois

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

Frankish Greek denier tournois

Group

Authority

Achaia: principality (stated authority)

Person

Isabelle of Villehardouin, princess of Achaia, 1297-1301

Dating

1299-1301

Mint

Clarentza (Medieval) (stated mint)

Denomination

denier tournois

Metal

billon

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.78

Diameter (mm)

18.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1982

Source

Mr M. Biddle

Reference

G. Schlumberger - 1878 - Numismatique de l'Orient latin : pl. XII.19

Reference

A.G. Malloy, I.F. Preston, A.J. Seltman - 1994 - Coins of the Crusader States : p. 362, no. 15b

Reference

D.M. Metcalf - 1995 - Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford : pp. 263-264, Y3, pl. 40, no. 970

Reference

A. Tzamalis - 2016 - Coins of the Frankish Occupation of Greece 1184-1566 : p. 91

Reference

J. Baker - 2021 - Coinage and Money in Medieval Greece 1200-1430 : p. 1400, Y3

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, nristovska, jbaker