CNG 91, Lot: 1393. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Federico I (Federico II, Sacro Romano Impero). 1198-1250. AV Tarì d’oro (11mm, 2.58 g, 4h). Class D. Uncertain (Messina [?]) mint. Struck circa 1231-1250. Four pellets; uncertain Kufic legend in outer margin; “Federico King of Sicilia” in highly-stylized Kufic in inner margin / Cross potent on shaft; IC XC/NI KA across field; macrons above IC and XC. Travaini, Federico II, -; Spahr 82; MEC 14, 518-20. Near EF.