Lot 1327

Description

Italy, Sicily (Regno), Tancred, (1189-1194), silver quarter tercenario, 12mm, (0.38 g), Palermo mint, obv. Tanqrir malik Siqilliyyah in three lines, rev. TACD/ REX SI/CILE in three lines, (Travaini, Monetazione, 118, Spahr 137, MEC 14, 444-5); another (0.80 g), AE follaro fraction, issued at Salerno (Campania) as part of his Sicilian Kingdom, copper coinage, obv. castle between two pellets, within a frame, rev. .T A./ [.RX.], (MEC 461-465, Cappelli 230, Bellizia 257 [noted as RRR], Spahr 138, Biaggi 2304); another 14mm, (2.21 g), Messina mint, struck 1191-1193, obv. Name and title of Tancredi in Arabic, rev. + ROCIRIVS around with REX across field, annulet above and below, (CNI XVIII -; Travaini, Monetazione type 399; MEC 14, 449-53, Spahr 139). Mostly very fine, first very rare, others rare. (3)

Ex CNG eSale 307, July 24, 2013 (lot 413); the second coin from Noble Numismatics Sale 81 (lot 1804); the third coin from Jean Elsen List 222, (item 630).