Sicily (1285-96) tari
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This specimen was lot 39043 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Naples & Sicily (Sicily). Tari, ND (1285-96). James I. VERY FINE." Wikipedia comments, "James II (Catalan: Jaume II; Aragonese: Chaime II; 1267-1327), ...was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.17 g.
Catalog reference: Biaggi-1308.
- 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.
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