Obv. (same as of 1.1965.888): Quadriga l., driven by male charioteer holding long crop; above, Nike flying r. to crown the charioteer; in exergue, on stepped base, panoply, consisting of cuirass, shield, greaves and helmet; on the lower step,…
Obv.: Veiled head of Arsinoe II Philadelphos diademed wearing stephane with ram’s horn around her ear and lotus-tipped scepter over shoulder
Rev.: Double cornucopiae
Written by Geoffrey of Villehardouin, knight and crusader and therefore eyewitness. The work is written as an epic in the third person. Here, the initial "S" contained a depiction of Foulques of Neuilly preaching about the Fourth Crusade. The detail…
