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Follaro - Ruggero Bors St Matthew
| Issuer | Apulia and Calabria (Italian States) |
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| Value | Follaro |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of Saint Matthew the Evangelist, nimbed with a prominent halo rendered in raised relief, depicted in Byzantine hieratic style. The saint is shown draped in ecclesiastical vestments, holding the Gospel book before him with both hands. Abbreviated Latin legend flanking the figure identifies the saint. The flan is irregular and the die work reflects the Italo-Norman hammered coinage tradition of 11th-century southern Italy. |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a three-line Latin inscription arranged horizontally, reading ROGE / RIVS / DVX, identifying the issuer as Roger Borsa, Duke of Apulia. A star device appears above the legend, serving as a decorative and symbolic element. The lettering is bold and deeply struck within the irregular flan, consistent with Italo-Norman hammered bronze coinage of the late 11th to early 12th century. The field surrounding the inscription is plain. |
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| Reverse lettering | ROGE | | RIVS DVX | |
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