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A Corpus of Italian Coins Vol. 2 Piedmont and Sardinia except for the Savoia headquarters already on volume 1, 1911. The Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, also known as CNI, was written by Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy assisted by the most experienced numismatists of the time. First attempt of a general catalog of medieval and modern coins minted in Italy or by Italians in other countries. It is still fundamental today for the study and classification of the emissions of the different Italian Mints from the Middle Ages . The work, initially scheduled in 10-12 volumes, remained unfinished due to the outbreak of the Second World War.BK17496. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 2 Piemonte e Sardegna tranne le sedi dei Savoia già sul volume 1, reprint of the 1911 edition, in Italian, 48 plates, 506 pages, paperback, international shipping at the actual cost of postage;
Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 3 Liguria e Corsica
A Corpus of Italian Coins Vol. 3 Liguria and Corsica, 1912. The Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, also known as CNI, was written by Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy assisted by the most experienced numismatists of the time. First attempt of a general catalog of medieval and modern coins minted in Italy or by Italians in other countries. It is still fundamental today for the study and classification of the emissions of the different Italian Mints from the Middle Ages. The work, initially scheduled in 10-12 volumes, remained unfinished due to the outbreak of the Second World War.BK17505. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 3 Liguria e Corsica, reprint of the 1912 edition, in Italian, 29 plates, 620 pages, paperback, international shipping at the actual cost of postage;
Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 4 Lombardia (tranne Milano)
A Corpus of Italian Coins Vol. 4 Lombardia (except Milan), 1913. The Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, also known as CNI, was written by Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy assisted by the most experienced numismatists of the time. First attempt of a general catalog of medieval and modern coins minted in Italy or by Italians in other countries. It is still fundamental today for the study and classification of the emissions of the different Italian Mints from the Middle Ages. The work, initially scheduled in 10-12 volumes, remained unfinished due to the outbreak of the Second World War.BK17507. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 4 Lombardia (tranne Milano), reprint of the 1913 edition, in Italian, 48 plates, 588 pages, paperback, international shipping at the actual cost of postage;
Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 5 Lombardia (Milano)
A Corpus of Italian Coins Vol. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 5 Lombardia (Milan), 1914. The Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, also known as CNI, was written by Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy assisted by the most experienced numismatists of the time. First attempt of a general catalog of medieval and modern coins minted in Italy or by Italians in other countries. It is still fundamental today for the study and classification of the emissions of the different Italian Mints from the Middle Ages. The work, initially scheduled in 10-12 volumes, remained unfinished due to the outbreak of the Second World War.BK17508. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum Vol. 5 Lombardia (Milano), reprint of the 1914 edition, in Italian, 33 plates, 474 pages, paperback, international shipping at the actual cost of postage;
Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Charles I of Anjou, 1266 - 1285 A.D.
| Charles I of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262. He was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282. In the Holy Roman Empire, he was Count of Provence (1246-85) and Forcalquier (1246-48, 1256-85). In France, he was Count of Anjou and Maine (1246-85). In Greece he was Prince of Achaea (1278-85). In 1272, he was proclaimed King of Albania. In 1277 he purchased a claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. |  |
Republic of Ancona, Italy, c. 1250 - 1348 A.D.
Ancona, on the Adriatic Sea in Le Marche, is 280 km northeast of Rome. During this period Ancona was an oligarchic republic, ruled by six elected Elders. In 1348, after the city was weakened by the black death and a fire that destroyed many important buildings, the Malatesta took control but they were ousted in 1383. Ancona, on the Adriatic Sea in Le Marche, is 280 km northeast of Rome. During this period Ancona was an oligarchic republic, ruled by six elected Elders. In 1348, after the city was weakened by the black death and a fire that destroyed many important buildings, the Malatesta took control but they were ousted in 1383. In 1532 Ancona lost its freedom and became part of the Papal States, under Pope Clement VII. Together with Rome, and Avignon in southern France, Ancona was the sole city in the Papal States in which the Jews were allowed to stay after 1569, living in the ghetto built after 1555. Together with Rome, and Avignon in southern France, Ancona was the sole city in the Papal States in which the Jews were allowed to stay after 1569, living in the ghetto built after 1555.ME113766. Billon denaro, Biaggi 33, CNI XIII 9, Choice VF, weight 0.739 g, maximum diameter 15.7 mm, die axis 180o, Ancona mint, c. 1250 - 1348 A.D.; obverse +•PP•S•QVI•RI•A•, CVS continuation of obv. legend, clockwise around central pellet within inner border (Patron Saint Ciriacus); reverse +•DE•ANCONA•, cross pattée within inner border;
Normans, Kingdom of Sicily, William II, 1166 - 1189 A.D.
In about 1184, King William II of Sicily began minting at Messina a trifollaro with a lion's face (or mask) on the obverse and a fruited date-palm on the reverse. The lion's face appears to be a copy of a Siculo-Punic coin minted at Messina in the fifth century BC - 1500 years earlier. These may still have been in circulation in Messina in 1184. The date-palm may have been a symbol meant for William's Muslim subjects, since the Quran says Mary ate dates at the time of Jesus' birth.ME113746. Bronze trifollaro, MEC Italy III 425 ff., Travaini 166 ff., Biaggi 1231, Spahr I 117, aVF, green patina, corrosion, encrustation, off center, weight 10.517 g, maximum diameter 24.7 mm, die axis 0o, Messina mint, second copper coinage; obverse facing lion head mask; reverse palm tree with dates;
Kingdom of Naples, Robert of Anjou (the Wise), 1309 - 1343 A.D.
Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise, was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem, Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, and the central figure of Italian politics of his time.ME113295. Billon denaro, MEC Italy III 718 - 719, Biaggi 1637, MIR Napoli 29, F, dark tone, tiny edge cracks, weight 0.640 g, maximum diameter 15.3 mm, Naples mint, 1309 - 1343 A.D.; obverse ROBERTU DEI GRA, four lis around center, upper lis at center of heraldic label; reverse IERL ET SICIL' REX, cross potent;
Kingdom of Sicily, Henry VI (HRE) and Constance, 1194 - 1196
Constance was the posthumous daughter of Roger II by his third wife Beatrice of Rethel and heiress of the Norman kings of Sicily. She was Queen of Sicily from 1194 to 1198, jointly with her husband, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, from 1194 to 1197, and with her infant son Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1198.ME113221. Billon denaro, MEC Italy III 483, Spahr 28, MIR Sicilia 55, Biaggi 433, VF, well centered, dark spots, small edge chip, weight 0.603 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 180o, Messina or Palermo mint, 1195 - 1196; obverse C IMPERATRIX, eagle facing, head left, wings open; reverse + E INPERATOR, cross pattée;
Kingdom of Sicily, Manfred von Hohenstaufen, 1258 - 1266
Manfred was frequently in conflict with the Papacy and was excommunicated by three different popes. In the Divine Comedy, Dante meets Manfred outside the gates of Purgatory, where the spirit explains that, although he repented of his sins in the moment of death, he must atone by waiting 30 years for each year he lived as an excommunicate, before being admitted to Purgatory proper. Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of King Manfred.ME95034. Billon denaro, Spahr 211, MIR Sicilia 140 (R), MEC XIV 614, Travaini 78, aF, green patina, typical squared flan, a little rough, legends weak, weight 0.366 g, maximum diameter 12.5 mm, Messina mint, 1258 - 1266; obverse + MAYNF R, tau between three pellets, one above, one on each side; reverse + SICILIE, Cross pattée with a pellet at at each corner of end of the arms; scarce;
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