ITALY - VERONA

Italy, Verona. Anonymous billon denario. 13th century. Denomination : Billon Denaro or Piccolo. Date : Issued anonymously, but at about the time of Friedrick II, ca. AD 1218 to 1250. Reference : Thompson #1940. Size : about 13 mm, scyphate. Weight : 0.33 grams. Grade : VF toned. Obverse : Long cross with a circle ove it, withVERONA outside of the circle and between the arms of the cross. Some of the letters in VERONA are ligate. The obverse is on the convex side. Reverse : Long cross with a circle on it, with CIVI CIVI between the arms of the cross. The letters are crudely engraved, and some are retrograde, so difficult to read. The reverse is on the concave side.