207, Lot: 478. Estimate $100. Sold for $127. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Federico I (Federico II, Sacro Romano Impero). 1198-1250. ΒΙ Denaro (18mm, 0,87 g, 8h). Messina mint. Struck 1221. Cross pattée / Crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed. Tavaini 22; Spahr 107; MEC 14, 536. VF, toned.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.