Sicily 1 denaro (Frederick II of Hohenstaufen) 1212-1250 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
8551509
Area
Coins
Title
Sicily 1 denaro (Frederick II of Hohenstaufen) 1212-1250
Country
Sicily
Face value
1 denar
Year
1220
Variety / overstrike
Era
Italy - Italian States (11th century-1815)
Head of State
Frederick II van Hohenstaufen (1220-1250)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
986
Weight
0.63
Diameter
17
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Round
Obverse
+. F. ROMANORVM. (Omega over II)
Reverse
+ R IERL' ET SICL'. (around cross
Edge
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Messina)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Details
Obv; Frederick king of the Romans Rev; King of Jerusalem & Sicily Frederick II (1194-1250) was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages. At two he was crowned King of Sicily, co-ruler with his mother Constance, the daughter of Roger II of Sicily. In 1220, he was made King of the Romans, and as such, King of Germany, of Italy, and of Burgundy. He became King of Jerusalem through marriage and the Sixth Crusade. Due to frequent disputes with the Papacy, he was excommunicated four times and Pope Gregory IX called him the Antichrist. An avid patron of science and the arts, he spoke Latin, Sicilian, German, French, Greek and Arabic.