Kingdom of Sicily 1 follaro (Norman rule, Roger II) 1105-1154 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7608817
Area
Coins
Title
Kingdom of Sicily 1 follaro (Norman rule, Roger II) 1105-1154
Country
Sicily
Face value
40 nummi (1 follis)
Year
1130
Variety / overstrike
Era
Italy - Italian States (11th century-1815)
Head of State
Rogier II van Sicilië (1105-1154)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
1.1
Diameter
15
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
MHP - ThV (mother of God)
Reverse
545 (Arabic, AH date)
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Messina)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
MIR 10 135 (R2), MEC Italy III 227
Details
The follis (Italian: follaro, Arabic: fels‎) was a type of coin in the Roman and Byzantine traditions. Obv; half-length bust of the Virgin Orans facing, MHP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation for Mother of God) across field; Rev; Arabic inscription arranged as a cross: umila five hundred forty five (struck in 545 AH), four dots arranged in a square in each quarter. Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, and then King of Sicily in 1130. Roger II is remembered for having united all of the Norman conquests in Italy under one strong central government. He was also the grandfather of Frederick II.