Definition of Obsidional crown. Meaning of Obsidional crown. Synonyms of Obsidional crown

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Obsidional crown. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Obsidional crown and, of course, Obsidional crown synonyms and on the right images related to the word Obsidional crown.

Definition of Obsidional crown

Obsidional crown
Obsidional Ob*sid"i*o*nal, a. [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a siege, obsidere to besiege: cf.F. obsidional. See Obsess.] Of or pertaining to a siege. Obsidional crown (Rom.Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege.

Meaning of Obsidional crown from wikipedia

- Other crowns were awarded by the generals to the soldiers, this alone by the soldiers, and to the general. This crown is known also as the "obsidional crown"...
- the reign silver half crowns were issued. King Charles I: silver half crowns were issued, including those struck as obsidional money, money of necessity...
- renegade prince of the Persian royal house, Hormisdas (or Hormizd). Obsidional crowns were conferred on the bravest of the troops, in accordance with ancient...
- Malispini and Villani, the Emperor Frederick II, as King of Sicily, issued obsidional leather currency during his siege of ****za in 1241–2, to pay his troops...