Live auction - fwo_889790 - SICILY - KINGDOM OF SICILY - TANCRED Tari d’or n.d. Messine ou Palerme

SICILY - KINGDOM OF SICILY - TANCRED Tari d’or n.d. Messine ou Palerme XF

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	361 €
Maximum bid :	361 €
End of the sale :	23 January 2024 22:22:34
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Tari d’or

Date: (1166-1189)

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Messine ou Palerme

Metal : gold

Diameter : 12 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 2,19 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Flan court et irrégulier

Catalogue references :

Spahr132

Obverse

Obverse legend : LÉGENDE COUFIQUE.

Obverse description : V.

Reverse

Reverse legend : LÉGENDE COUFIQUE (ATELIER ET MILLÉSIME).

Reverse description : IC/XC // NI/KA autour d’une croix.

Commentary

Selon Sambon, cité par Spahr, la lettre “V” pourrait marquer l’association au pouvoir royal par Tancrède de son fils Guillaume III, à partir de décembre 1193 ; il existe quatre variétés de ce type, toutes excessivement rares.