Sicily 1 denaro (Charles I of Anjou) 1266 - 1285 (Spahr 35) 

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Sicily 1 denaro (Charles I of Anjou) 1266 - 1285 (Spahr 35)
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
8551507
Area
Coins
Title
Sicily 1 denaro (Charles I of Anjou) 1266 - 1285 (Spahr 35)
Country
Sicily
Face value
1 denar
Year
1270
Variety / overstrike
Era
Italy - Italian States (11th century-1815)
Head of State
Charles I of Anjou (1246-1285)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Material
Billon
Gold- or silver content
986
Weight
0.67
Diameter
15
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Round
Obverse
DVC. APVL'ET PRIC CAP
Reverse
K. DEI GRA REX SICIL
Edge
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Spahr# 44
Details
Charles of Anjou titles include: King of Sicily 1262–1282 King of Naples 1282–1285, King of Albania 1272–1285, King of Jerusalem 1277-1285, Prince of Achaea 1278–1285, Count of Provence and Forcalquier 1246–1285, and Count of Anjou and Maine 1247–1285. Unlike early Crusader coins, which imitated Muslim dinars, the Salut D'or (or "golden annunciation") may be the first truly Western coin of the region. It was designed by Charles I himself, and engraved by Giovanni Fortino. Charles I of Anjou, son of Louis VIII of France, Count of Provence and Anjou and King of Naples and Sicily, and a leader of the VII and VIII Crusades through which he became titular King of Jerusalem - as proclaimed in the obverse legend of this coin, with the "Split" arms of Jerusalem and Anjou.