Robert de Hauteville, a Norman warlord nicknamed Guiscard (meaning ‘wily’ or ‘the weasel’), issued coins at Salerno bearing his portrait in the regalia of a Byzantine emperor. The reverse depicts Salerno's distinctive arches and towers.
Coin of Robert de Hauteville showing a view of Salerno, 1077-1085.
When Robert died, he was succeeded by his brother Roger, who defeated the Arabs and completed the conquest of Sicily. According to the
