| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1061 Price realized: 9,000 USD (Approx. 8,243 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ITALY, Sicilia (Kingdom). Federico I (Federico II, Holy Roman Emperor). 1198-1250. AV Augustale (21mm, 5.26 g, 6h). Messina mint. Struck 1231-1250. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread. Kowalski dies U11/A38, no. 491 (this coin); MIR 59; Spahr 98; MEC 14, 515; Friedberg 134 (Brindisi). Toned, some marks behind bust and on edge, tiny edge split. Good VF. Rare. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex P. R. Franchville Collection (Heritage, 12 December 1985), lot 463; Giuseppe Ruggero Collection (R. Ratto, 8 February 1915), lot 3452. Although very much a medieval coin the magnificent Augustales of Frederick II, with their fine high relief bust of the Emperor derived from Roman imperial types, prefigure the inspiration in the antique found in issues of the later Renaissance masters. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
