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1 Follaro - Tancred
| Issuer | Sicily, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1191-1193 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ROGERIVS REX |
| Reverse description | Two lines of Arabic Kufic-style legend filling the central field, reading 'al-malik Tanqrit' (the king Tancred), enclosed within a beaded border. The Arabic script is boldly struck and slightly irregular due to the hammered technique. The use of the royal Arabic title reflects the continuation of the Fatimid administrative and numismatic traditions under Norman rule in Sicily. No additional decorative elements are present in the field. |
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Tancred's claim to the Sicilian throne was contested from the start — an illegitimate grandson of Roger II, he seized power in 1189 ahead of the German emperor Henry VI, whose wife Constance had the stronger dynastic claim. These small bronze issues were struck during a reign defined entirely by that struggle, which Tancred ultimately lost; he died in 1194, and Henry VI took Sicily within months.