121, Lot: 228. Estimate $150. Sold for $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY. Kingdom of Sicily. Roger II. 1130-1154. AV Tari (13mm, 1.47 g, 11h). Palermo(?) mint. Struck 1140-1154. "al-malik Rujar al-mu'tazz billah" around circle upon which are six pellets; central pellet within; mint and date in outer margin / IC/XC NI/KA in two lines across field flanking central cross cross; mint and date in outer margin. Spahr 63; MEC 14, 206. VF, minor flat spot at outer edge.