Watch List notes:

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Federico I (Federico II, Sacro Romano Impero). 1198-1250. Fourrée AV Tarì (10mm, 0.87 g, 2h). Brindisi or Messenia minti. Struck 1140-1154. Crowned eagle facing with head to right / IC|XC, each with Ω above, and NI|KA in two lines across field flanking central cross; annulets above crossbar; mint and date in outer margin. Cf. MIR 67 (Messenia); cf. Spahr 71-2 (Brindisi[?]); cf. MEC 14, 532-3 (all for official issues). VF.