Expeditions into the realm of numismatics Part 2: Hercules in the backyard and a Paduan Hercules medal
In our series “Expeditions into the realm of numismatics”, we are taking you along on an expedition to the treasures of the Basel Coin Cabinet. In the second part, the mystery of a Hercules medal with a particularly high relief often attributed to the Paduan medallist Giovanni da Calvino will be solved.
Medieval Sicily Part 5: The Normans and the pope
As the strongest power in Lower Italy the Normans turned the scale in the conflicts between the pope, the antipope and the orthodox patriarch. Robert Guiscard skillfully used that to his advantage.