Sicily. Pietro de Aragon & Constanza de Hohenstaufen (1282-1285) gold Pierreale d'oro ND (1282-1283) MS66 NGC, Messina mint, Fr-654, MEC XIV-756, Biaggi-1301, MIR-170. 4.38gm. + o P o DЄI o GR'A o ARAGOn o SICIL : RЄX o || + o SUMMA o POTЄnCIA o ЄS o T o In DЄO o, concentric legends around arms of Aragon / + COSTA • DЄI • GRA • ARAG • SICIL' RЄG || + XPS • VInCIT • XPS • RЄGnAT • XPS • IMPAT, concentric legends around uncrowned Hohenstaufen eagle. An superb example of this issue, well-struck as typical and impeccably preserved with satiny golden surfaces. This variety with an uncrowned eagle is believed to have been struck between June 1282 and April 1283, prior to the arrival of Constanza on Sicily.

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