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Auction XX  29-30 Oct 2020
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Lot 980

Estimate: 4000 GBP
Price realized: 1000 GBP
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Italian States, Kingdom of Sicily. Pietro I il grande (the Great, 1282-1285) with Constanza AV Pierreale. Messina mint, struck 1282-1285. ✠◦ SUMMA ◦ POTЄNCI'A ◦ ЄST ◦ In DЄO ◦ ✠ ◦ P ◦ DЄI ◦ GRA ◦ ARAGON ◦ SICIL ◦ RЄX ◦, coat-of-arms / ✠ XPS ◦ UINCIT • XPS • RЄGNAT • XPS • IMPAT + COSTA • DЄI • GRA • ARAG • SICIL • RЄG, eagle standing to left with wings spread, head upturned to right. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 255; Spahr 4; MIR 170; MEC 14, 6 var. (rev. legend); Friedberg 654. 4.37g, 24mm, 6h.

Near Mint State; in magnificent state of preservation for the issue.

From the Long Valley River Collection;
Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins;
Privately purchased from Charles H. Wolfe III, 2001 ($6,500, described as "superb-FDC").
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