ITALY, Sicily (Kingdom). Federico I (Federico II, Holy Roman Emperor). 1198-1250. AV Half Augustalis (15mm, 2.61 g, 6h). Brindisi mint. Struck circa 1231-1250.

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ITALY, Sicily (Kingdom). Federico I (Federico II, Holy Roman Emperor). 1198-1250. AV Half Augustalis (15mm, 2.61 g, 6h). Brindisi mint. Struck circa 1231-1250. • CЄSAR AVG • • IMP ROM •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / + FRIDE RICVS, eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread; two pellets above. Kowalski dies G91/B82; MIR 267 (this coin illustrated); Spahr 104; MEC 14, 517 var. (no pellets; mint); Friedberg 135. Lightly toned. Good VF. Rare.

Ex Numismatica Genevenensis 12 (18 November 2019), lot 875; Numismatic Ars Classica 89 (29 November 2015), lot 674; Spink Zurich 52.2 (26 October 1994), lot 918.


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