ITALY, Bergamo. 1236-early 14th century. AR Grosso da quattro denarii (19mm, 1.38 g, 12h). In the name of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1220-1250). Laureate bust right / Domed building with two towers above crenellated archway; annulet to upper right. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 240 ; Cf. CNI IV 138; cf. MIR 16a; cf. Biaggi 351 (all refs for heavier issues) . Deep iridescent toning. Near EF.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, III, 1997.