ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Guglielmo II il Buono (the Good). 1166-1189. Æ Follaro “stretto” (6mm, 1.57 g, 12h). Messina mint.

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Lot: 197. Estimated: $ 75

The Richard A. Jourdan Collection – World, Bronze

Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Guglielmo II il Buono (the Good). 1166-1189. Æ Follaro “stretto” (6mm, 1.57 g, 12h). Messina mint. + OPЄRATA IN VR[BЄ MЄSSANЄ], REX W/SC(OV)S in two lines; annulet above / al-malik/Ghulyalim/al-thani in Kufic in three lines; traces of duriba bi-amr al-malik almu‘azzam al-musta‘izz billah in Kufic in outer margin. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 211; MIR 38; MEC 14, 401-7. Green and red-brown patina. VF.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Clayton Rare Coins, 2014.


Closing Date and Time: 25 March 2020 at 11:05:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.