1130 - 1154 AD., Italy, Crusader States, Normans of Sicily, Roger II as king, Messina mint, Follaro, Spahr 77.
Crusader States, Normans of Sicily, Roger II as king, Messina mint, 1130-1154 AD.,
Half Follaro (ø 11-13 mm / 1,08 g), copper, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), small flan,
Obv.: POΓЄ[PI - [ ANΛΣ ] , Roger seated facing on throne with high back, wearing crown with pendilia, his r. hand on breast.
Rev.: IC / X[C] – NI / K[A] , Latin cross on base; cross-arms ending with •; above l. and r., IC and XC ; beneath l. and r., NI and KΛ.
MEC 14, 180-182 ; Spahr 77 (as 1/2 Follaro) ; MIR 27 ; Varesi 27 .