1 Follaro - Guglielmo I

1 Follaro - Guglielmo I - obverse1 Follaro - Guglielmo I - reverse

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Features

Issuer Kingdom of Sicily (Italian States)
King William I (1154-1166)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1155
Value 1 Follaro (1⁄72)
Currency Tari (1060-1754)
Composition Bronze
Weight 0.86 g
Diameter 15 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
145589
References MEC XIV# 286
Philip Grierson, Lucia Travaini; 1998. Medieval European Coinage 14 / Italy III: South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Obverse

REX / ·W· in linear circle; Arabic legend around

Translation: Struck in Messina in 550 [Hejira]

Reverse

Bust of the Virgin with Child, with pellet between them; in field left

Lettering: MP ΘY

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1155) 

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