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1 Follaro - Ruggero II POΓ
| Issuer | Kingdom of Sicily |
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| Year | 1130-1154 |
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| Reference(s) | MEC XIV#192 |
| Obverse description | Central field depicts a standing figure, likely a stylized lion or animal device rendered in a crude hammered style typical of Norman-Sicilian copper coinage. The Greek inscription POΓ (an abbreviation for Ruggero, i.e. Roger) appears in the field to the left of the device, identifying the issuer as Roger II. The flan is irregular and slightly clipped, characteristic of the hammered follaro coinage of 12th-century Sicily. The overall style reflects the hybrid Byzantine-Norman artistic tradition prevalent at the Messina mint during Roger II's reign. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a boldly struck cross pattée or cross potent occupying the central field, a motif emblematic of Norman Christian iconography adopted from Byzantine coinage traditions. The Greek Christogram legend IC XC NI KA (Iesous Christos Nika — Jesus Christ conquers) is distributed in the four quadrants formed by the arms of the cross, each pair of letters separated by a cross. The inscription and cross together reflect the strong Byzantine religious influence that characterized the Norman kingdom of Sicily's coinage under Roger II. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, consistent with the hand-hammered production methods of the Messina mint in the 12th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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