The Italo Volgano Collection of Sicilian Coins

Italy, Charles I, Denaro con palmizio, Messina, cross in quadrilobe, reverse palm tree dividing two pellets, 0.86gm (T. 109; Sp. 53). Irregularly-shaped flan, fine, very rare (£80-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Italo Volgano Collection of Sicilian Coins.

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Ex Aes Rude Auction 56 (708); issued in 1277. A similar, but less fine example was offered in a recent list (SNC Dec. 1995, 7077), for £200