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Sicily, Frederick II, AV Tari, 1197-1250 AD
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Title
Sicily
,
Frederick
II
,
AV
Tari
,
1197-1250
AD
Obverse
Eagle
Reverse
Cross
and
Legend/Inscription
Type/Denomination
AV
Tari
Weight
1.62 grams
Origin
Sicily
Period
1197-1250
AD
Description
This
gold
tari
was
minted
at
Messina
,
Sicily
during
the
reign
of
Frederick
II
Hohenstaufen
(1197-1250
AD)
. The
obverse
features
an
eagle
, and the
reverse
features
a
cross
and
legend
or
inscription
.
After
he was
crowned
emperor
in
1220
,
Frederick
II
introduced
the
eagle
image
on the
obverse
of his
Sicilian
coins
.
Frederick
II
was
part
of the
German
Hohenstaufen
dynasty
. His
father
died
in
1197
AD
, and
Frederick
was
crowned
king
of
Sicily
at the
age
of
three
or
four
.
Frederick
II
was also
crowned
king
of
Germany
in
1212
AD
and
Holy
Roman
Emperor
in
1220
AD
. In
1228
AD
, he
embarked
upon
a
successful
crusade
to the
Holy
Land
,
gaining
Jerusalem
and
other
cities
in a
treaty
with the
Sultan
of
Egypt
.
Beginning
in
1228
and
lasting
until
his
death
in
1250
AD
,
however
,
Frederick
II
had
conflicts
with the
papacy
and was
excommunicated
several
times
.
Publisher
Hillsdale College
Donor
Alwin
C
.
Carus
Collection
Medieval
Accession Number
20051260
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