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1 Follaro - Tancred with Roger
| Issuer | Kingdom of Sicily (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1191-1193 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (Kufic) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tancred of Lecce seized the Sicilian throne in 1189 as an illegitimate claimant, immediately facing challenges from Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, who claimed the kingdom through his wife Constance. The co-listing with Roger here refers to Tancred's son Roger III, crowned co-king in 1191 and dead by late 1193 — leaving Tancred to rule alone before Henry VI finally took Sicily in 1194. The joint reign lasted barely two years.
Bronze follari of this period were struck at Palermo under conditions of near-constant military pressure and dynastic instability. Tancred died in February 1194, just months before Henry entered the island.