51, Lot: 112. Estimate $100. Sold for $145. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Normans in Sicily. Roger II, as King. 1130-1154. Æ Follaro (1.17 gm). Messina mint. Struck AH 545=1150-1151 AD. Nimbate bust of Virgin facing / Kufic legend in form of cross, "Struck in five forty five". MEC 14, 227; Sambon 89. VF, red-brown patina with earthen highlights. ($100)