- COUNTRY/REGION OF MANUFACTURE : Italy
- CERTIFICATION : Uncertified
- GRADE : Ungraded
- YEAR : 1120-1154
- DENOMINATION : 1 Follaro
- KM NUMBER : MIR# 24
- ERA : Medieval
SICILY Italian states
Roger II (1120-1154)
Roger II (Italian: Ruggero II; 22 December
1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa,] 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, then King of Sicily in 1130
and King of Africa in 1148. By the time of his death at the age of 58, Roger had
succeeded in uniting all the Norman conquests in Italy into one kingdom with a
strong centralized government.
Bronze 1 Follaro
15mm, 1.34 g.
Obverse: Forward facing half-length figure of Saint Nicholas,
nimbate
Script: Greek
Lettering: OA NIKOΛAC
Translation: Saint Nicholas
Reverse: Inscription in four lines
Script: Greek
Ref 20 456
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