Italian States, Sicilia (Sicily, Kingdom). Pietro I il grande (the Great) with Constanza AV Pierreale. Messina mint, 1282-1285. ✠◦ SUMMA ◦ POTЄNCI'A ◦ ЄST ◦ In DЄO ◦ ✠ ◦ P ◦ DЄI ◦ GRA ◦ ARAGON ◦ SICIL ◦ RЄX ◦, coat-of-arms / ✠ XPS ◦ UINCIT • XPS • RЄGNAT • XPS • IMPAT + COSTA • DЄI • GRA • ARAG • SICIL • RЄG, eagle standing to left with wings spread, head upturned to right. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 255; Spahr 4; MIR 170; MEC 14, 6 var. (rev. legend); Friedberg 654. 4.37g, 24mm, 6h.

Near Mint State; in a magnificent state of preservation for the issue.

Ex Long Valley River Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XX, 30 October 2020, lot 980;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIII, 14-15 January 2020, lot 1166;
Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins;
Privately purchased from Charles H. Wolfe III, 2001 ($6,500, described as "superb-FDC").