Denier - Henry VI and Frederick II HRE

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Sicily (Italian States)
King Henry I (1194-1197)
Frederick I (Friedrich I) (1198-1250)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1196-1197
Value 1 Denier (1⁄120)
Currency Tari (1060-1754)
Composition Billon
Weight 0.7 g
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
75872
References MEC XIV# 488,
Philip Grierson, Lucia Travaini; 1998. Medieval European Coinage 14 / Italy III: South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Biaggi# 436,
Elio Biaggi; 1992. Monete e zecche medievali italiane : dal sec. VIII al sec. XV. Montenegro, Torino, Italy.
MIR# 58,
Alberto Varesi; 2000. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 1. Lombardia, zecche minori (2nd edition). Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.
And 13 more volumes.
Spahr1# 32
Rodolfo Spahr; 1976. Le Monete Siciliane / 1. Dai Bizantini a Carlo I d' Angio (582 – 1282). Association Internationale des Numismates Professionnels, Zürich, Switzerland.

Obverse

Crowned head of Frederic II facing, crown with cross and pendilia.

Lettering: FREDERIC' REX

Reverse

Eagle facing, head left, wings open.

Lettering: + E INPERATOR

Translation: King Frederic

Edge

Plain

Mint

Messina, Sicily, Italy

Comments

Frederick, the infant son of Henry VI, was elected King of the Romans in 1196. Probably minted at Messina, the coins were minted in the hopes he would succeed his father as King of Sicily. He was crowned King Frederick I of Sicily on 17 May 1198, at two years of age.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1196-1197) 

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