Watch List notes:

ITALY, Bergamo. 1236-early 14th century. AR Grosso da quattro denarii (18mm, 1.26 g, 4h). In the name of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1220-1250). Laureate bust right / Domed building with two towers above crenellated archway; annulet to upper right. CN IV 124; MIR 17; Biaggi 352. VF, toned.


From the Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, purchased from Herb Kriendler, April 2011. Ex DNW (29 September 2010), lot 1339.

Modeled on Frederick's gold augustali.