Drachmas Doubloons and Dollars: The History of Money
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The Medieval West
Introduction
The Dark Ages and The Penny - The Normans - Bracteates - The Crusades (1095-1292) and the Bezant - The Third Crusade (1189-1192) - The End of the Crusades - The Italian Communes and the Papal States - The Hundred Years' War
The End of the Crusades

Despite the great Crusades led by Frederick II and St. Louis of France, the Christians were driven from the Levantine ports in 1292. The Knights of St. John established a new base at Rhodes (1309-1522), and the Kings of Jerusalem carried on the struggle from Cyprus as late as 1365.
Jerusalem silver denier of the Knights of St. John.
Rhodian silver gigliato of the Knights of St. John under Elion de Villanova (1319-1346).
French silver gros tournois of King Louis IX (1226-1270).