Gigliato ( ital. Gigliato - decorated with lilies) - medieval Italian coin.
The first jigliats were Neapolitan carlino during the reign of Charles II of Anjou with a characteristic image. On the obverse was the figure of a king seated on a throne (in imitation of the Roman grosso of the 13th century). The reverse contained a cross decorated with lilies, due to which the coin got its name [1] .
Giglato, the successor of Charles II of Anjou King of Naples, Robert the Wise, was widely used in the Mediterranean basin, especially in the Levant [2] , in the XIV century [1] . These coins are also known as “ robertino ” [1] . Imitations of jigliato were minted in the Kingdom of Burgundy , the Kingdom of Hungary , on the islands of Chios , Rhodes , Avignon and other places of medieval Europe and Asia [2] [3] [4] . With a weight of about 4 g and a pure silver content of 3.72 g, jigliato became one of the most popular and common silver coins in the Mediterranean basin during the late Middle Ages [1] [3] .
In common parlance, jigliats could be called not only silver coins of the Kingdom of Naples , but also other banknotes with a lily depicted on them, including gold florins [3] [5] .
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Literature
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