★ A ducalis of Ruggero II ★

ITALY. Sicilia (Regno). Ruggero II, conte, 1105-1130. Ducalis (Silver, 22 mm, 2.21 g, 6 h), Palermo. ✠IC XC RC IN AETRN Bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, holding book of Gospels in his left hand. Rev. R DX AP (ligatured) RR SLS / NRX Duke Roger, on the left, standing to right, and his father, King Roger, on the right and standing facing, both holding a patriarchal cross between them. Travaini, Monetazione, 241. Spahr 72. MEC 14, 212. Minor flan faults, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), privately acquired from Dorotheum on 7 December 1948.