Sicily (1220-50) 4 tari d'oro Fr-650a2
The first specimen was lot 39038 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $750. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sicily. Gold Multiple Tari, ND (1197-1250). Brindisi or Messina Mint. Frederico II. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Variety with eagle facing right." The second specimen was lot 39039 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sicily. Gold Multiple Tari, ND (1197-1250). Brindisi or Messina Mint. Frederico II. NGC AU-58. Variety with eagle facing left." The third specimen was lot 39040 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sicily. Gold Multiple Tari, ND (1197-1250). Brindisi or Messina Mint. Frederico II. NGC AU-58. Variety with eagle facing left." Frederick II was German emperor who ruled Sicily 1197-1250. He issued various gold tari up to ten tari.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, the second specimen 4.28 g; the third specimen 3.52 g.
Catalog reference: The first specimen cf. Fr-650a; Spahr-92; the second specimen cf. Fr-650a2; Spahr-73; the third specimen cf. Fr-650a2; Spahr-66.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
Links to:
- Sicily (1209-20) 4 tari d'oro Fr-644 Frederick II
- Sicily (1231-50) 3 tari d'oro Fr-647 Messina mint
- Sicily (1220-50) 5 tari d'oro Fr-650 Frederick II
- Coins and currency dated 1220