ITALY. Sicilia (Regno). Guglielmo II il Buono (the Good), 1166-1189. Follaro (Bronze, 15 mm, 1.51 g, 7 h), Messina. Blundered legend Title in two lines (retrograde). Rev. Pseudo-Kufic legend. Cf. MEC 14, 401, Spahr 119 and Travaini, Monetazione, 368 (all three with correct legends). Harshly cleaned and retoned, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), Leu Web Auction 22, 21 August 2022, 1940 and previously privately acquired from Disch & Scherrer at the Oerlikon Christmas market on 11 December 1999.