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| Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Conrad II (Conradin), King of Jerusalem and Sicily, 1254 - 1258 |   | Conrad II in Sicily was officially Conrad III in Jerusalem but was called "the Younger" or "the Boy," and most often the diminutive "Conradin." Conradin was an infant when he assumed the throne. Manfred his regent, although only about 18 years old, acted loyally and with vigour in the execution of his trust. However, upon a false rumor of Conradin's death, Manfred was crowned king 1258 and refused to abdicate when the rumor was proved false. Pope Clement IV defeated and killed Manfred. At age 16, Conradin was defeated and beheaded by Charles of Anjou, ending the legitimate Hohenstaufen line. |
| ME56822. Billon denaro, MEC Italy III 597, Biaggi 484, aVF, ragged flan, crack, weight 0.645 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, Brindisi mint, obverse + SECVNDVS• R, C in center surrounded by four crescents; reverse + IERL ET SICIL', cross with crescent in each quarter; encrustations; rare; $70.00 (€53.90) |
| Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Conrad II (Conradin), King of Jerusalem and Sicily, 1254 - 1258 |  | Conrad II in Sicily was officially Conrad III in Jerusalem but was called "the Younger" or "the Boy," and most often the diminutive "Conradin." Conradin was an infant when he assumed the throne. Manfred his regent, although only about 18 years old, acted loyally and with vigour in the execution of his trust. However, upon a false rumor of Conradin's death, Manfred was crowned king 1258 and refused to abdicate when the rumor was proved false. Pope Clement IV defeated and killed Manfred. At age 16, Conradin was defeated and beheaded by Charles of Anjou, ending the legitimate Hohenstaufen line. |
| ME56825. Billon denaro, MEC Italy III 595A, Biaggi 483 var (CVR), VF, ragged flan, uneven strike, weight 0.569 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, Brindisi or Messina mint, obverse + SECVNDVS• R, W over CR in center; reverse + IERL' ET SICIL', cross; very rare; $70.00 (€53.90) |
| Kingdom of Naples, Ferdinand I of Naples,1458 - 1494 |  | Jacob Burckhardt said of Ferdinand, "Besides hunting, which he practiced regardless of all rights of property, his pleasures were of two kinds: he liked to have his opponents near him, either alive in well-guarded prisons, or dead and embalmed, dressed in the costume which they wore in their lifetime." Fearing no one, he would take great pleasure in conducting his guests on a tour of his prized museum of mummies. |
| ME56829. Bronze denaro, MEC Italy III 969 (Type B), Biaggi 1681, aVF, flat strike areas, weight 0.319 g, maximum diameter 14.1 mm, Naples mint, Second Coinage, 1462 - 1467; obverse + FERDINANDVS DG, king seated facing, scepter in right, globus cruciger in left; reverse + SICILIE IERVASE:VN, cross potent; $70.00 (€53.90) |
| Kingdom of Sicily, Charles of Anjou, 1266 - 1285 |  | Charles received the Kingdom of Sicily as a papal grant but had to take it by force from the Hohenstaufen. In 1282, he was expelled from Sicily by rebellion. He continued to claim the island, but ruled only the peninsula from his capital at Naples. By conquest he became King of Albania in 1272, by purchase King of Jerusalem in 1277, and he inherited the Principality of Achaea in 1278. |
| ME54085. Billon dinero, MEC Italy III 628 - 632, Biaggi 1287, F, weight 0.629 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, Messina mint, 1266 - 1278; obverse + K DEI GRA REX SICILIE, cross with pellet at each end; reverse + DVC APVL' PRIC CAPVE, SICIL', lis above, rosette below; rare; $55.00 (€42.35) |
| Republic of Genoa, Italy, 1139 - 1339, In the Name of Conrad III, Contemporary Sicilian Counterfeit? |  | Conrad III, founder of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was never crowned Holy Roman Emperor, but styled himself "King of the Romans." In 1139 he granted Genoa the right to mint coins. An unsuccessful crusader, at the Battle of Dorylaeum he and most of the knights escaped, but most of the foot soldiers were killed or captured by the Seljuks. He fell ill and was sent to Constantinople to recuperate, where his host, Emperor Manuel, I acted as his personal physician. After recovering, Conrad sailed to Acre, and from there reached Jerusalem. After failed attacks on Damascus and Ascalon, Conrad returned to Germany. |
| ME55993. Bronze denaro, cf. Biaggi 835 (official, Genoa mint, silver), aVF, irregular flan, weight 0.363 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, unofficial(?) mint, obverse •+•IA•NV•A, castle in inner border; reverse +CVNRADI•REX, cross pattée in inner border; $45.00 (€34.65) |
| Kingdom of Naples, Charles of Anjou, 1266 - 1278 |  | |
| ME58621. Billon denaro, MEC Italy III 644 ff., Biaggi 502 (R), aF, weight 0.853 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, Brindisi mint, 1266 - 1276; obverse + KAROL DEI GRA, four lis around central pellet; reverse REX SICILIE +, long cross; $45.00 (€34.65) |
| Papal State, Senate of Rome, Italy, 12th - 14th Century A.D. |  | Issued by the Senate of Rome with no reference to Papal authority. |
| ME54088. Billon denaro, Biaggi 2119, F, weight 0.477 g, maximum diameter 15.1 mm, Rome mint, obverse SENATVS P Q R, comb, S flanked by star and crescent above; reverse ROMA CAPVD M, cross pattée, pellets in 1st and 3rd quarters; $30.00 (€23.10) |
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