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Sicily: Hohenstaufens and Aragons, Federico II (1197-1250: as King, 1209-20), Denaro con aquila, Brindisi, 0.69g/3h (Spahr 130; Biaggi 444), Denaro con IP, Messina, 0.60g/3h (Spahr 137; Biaggi 1266), Denaro con FR, Brindisi, 0.95g/11h (Spahr 144; Biaggi 471); Corrado I (1150-4), Denaro con RX, Messina, 0.88g/12h (Spahr 155; Biaggi 1269); Corrado II (1254-8), Denaro con aquila, 1.00g/7h (Spahr 166; Biaggi 1271), Denaro con C e aquila, 0.79g/3h (Spahr 171; Biaggi 1272), Denaro con CR, 0.95g/11h (Spahr 175; Biaggi 1273), Denaro con C, 0.52g/6h (Spahr 176); Manfredi (1258-66), Denaro con S, 0.58g/3h (Spahr 198; Biaggi 1276), Denaros con M (2), reading rex sicilie, 0.56g/3h (Spahr 215; Biaggi 1279), sicilie, 0.81g/3h (Spahr 117; Biaggi 1280); Charles of Anjou (1266-85), Denaro con KA, Messina, 0.76g/6h (Spahr 37); Federico III (1296-1337), Pierreale, Messina, r to left of shield, 3.27g/1h (Spahr 31; Biaggi 1319) [13]. Mostly fine, some better (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Early Medieval Coins formed by the late Keith Aiken.

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Provenance:
First, seventh, tenth and eleventh bt Calgary Coins June 1995
Third and fifth bt H.J. Berk
Fourth and ninth bt CNG
Last bt G.A. Singer.

Corrado II was only 2 years old when he succeeded his father in 1254. He was sent to Rome for his own protection while the Kingdom of Sicily was governed by baronial loyalists. His uncle, Manfredi, became Regent and in August 1258 took the Sicilian crown for himself after spreading a rumour of Corrado’s premature death. After Manfredi’s death in battle at the hands of the army of Charles of Anjou in 1266, Corrado attempted to repossess his kingdom, but was captured by Charles’ army, imprisoned and beheaded in 1268