★ Beautifully toned and sharply struck ★

ITALY. Cremona. Commune, 1155-1330. Grosso (Silver, 20 mm, 2.06 g, 6 h), in the name of Emperor Frederick I. ✠FREDERICVS around I / P•R with contraction mark above (to be read as IMPERATOR). Rev. ✠CREMONA Cross with a pellet in both upper angles and a wedge in both lower angles. Biaggi 672. MIR 289. Beautifully toned and sharply struck. Extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Monetarium FPL 35, summer 1981, 570.