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Medieval coin – HCR70323

Obverse

Inscription:

PhS D SAB P AChE

Design:

cross potent

Reverse

Inscription:

DE CLARENCIA

Design:

castle tournois, star underneath

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

Frankish Greek denier tournois

Group

PSA

Authority

Achaia: principality (stated authority)

Person

Philip of Savoy, prince of Achaia, 1301-1304/6

Dating

1301-1304

Mint

Clarentza (Medieval) (stated mint)

Denomination

denier tournois

Metal

billon

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.81

Diameter (mm)

18.9

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1987

Source

A.P. Tzamalis

Reference

G. Schlumberger - 1878 - Numismatique de l'Orient latin : pl. XII.20

Reference

A. Tzamalis - 1994 - To Eurema tes Eleias/1964 / The Elis/1964 Hoard : PSA

Reference

A.G. Malloy, I.F. Preston, A.J. Seltman - 1994 - Coins of the Crusader States : p. 363, no. 20

Reference

D.M. Metcalf - 1995 - Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford : p. 264, PS1, and no. 975

This specimen

Yes

Reference

A. Tzamalis - 2016 - Coins of the Frankish Occupation of Greece 1184-1566 : p. 273, PSA

Reference

J. Baker - 2021 - Coinage and Money in Medieval Greece 1200-1430 : p. 1405, PSA

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, nristovska, jbaker