Anatolian Beyliks. Uncertain Beylik. AH 734-749 / AD 1334-1348. AR Gigliato (32mm, 3.70 g, 11h). Imitating a Neapolitan gigliato of Roberto I il Saggio (the Wise) d'Angiò. Uncertain mint. VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 6
Lot: 6442. Estimated: $ 300

Islamic, Silver

Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Anatolian Beyliks. Uncertain Beylik. AH 734-749 / AD 1334-1348. AR Gigliato (32mm, 3.70 g, 11h). Imitating a Neapolitan gigliato of Roberto I il Saggio (the Wise) d'Angiò. Uncertain mint. + · IO(retrograde B) · IЄ(retrograde D) · I · (retrograde G)(retrograde B) · IOI · ΛIЄCI · IO I6Є(retrograde B) · I · +, king enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped scepter and globus cruciger; throne decorated with lions / cross fleurée; lis in quarters. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 347 (official issue of Roberto I); cf. Schlumberger pp. 489-90 and pl. XVIII, 18; cf. Slocum, 929; cf. Scarfèa, Imitazioni 993; Metcalf, Crusades –; CCS –; Album –; CNG E-464, lot 51. Toned with iridescence. VF. Well struck.

Following the collapse of the Seljuqs of Rum in the early 14th century, a collection of Turkish beyliks, or small principalities, took over the regions comprising ancient Ionia, Caria, and Lydia. Many of them established friendly trading relationships with the Crusader successor states in the Aegean, and made use of copies of the Italian gigliati in their commerce. Eventually the gigliato was replaced by the Turkish akçe, as the beyliks were soon to be absorbed by the most powerful of their number, the Ottomans. Mehmet II, the conqueror of Constantinople, brought the last of the emirs under Ottoman control by 1480.

Closing Date and Time: 18 January 2024 at 12:27:00 ET.

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