1 Grosso / ½ Grosso / 4 Denari - Commune In the name of Frederick II
Features
| Issuer |
Como
(Italian States)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Commune (1178-1327)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1251-1255 |
| Value | 1 Grosso (4) |
| Currency | Denier |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 1.35 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 357552 |
| References | MIR LOM# 264 Alberto Varesi; 2000. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 1. Lombardia, zecche minori (2nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.Victor Emmanuel of Savoy; 1913. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 4. Lombardia (zecche minori): Primo tentativo di un Catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da Italiani in altri paesi. Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy. , Bellesia CO# 20b Lorenzo Bellesia; 2011. Le monete di Como = Coins of Como. Nomisma, Serravalle, San Marino. |
Obverse
(en) Mind-length, crowned bust of Frederick right, holding fleur-de-lis tipped cross over right shoulder, and holding flower in left hand.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: FREDERICVS IMPERT
Unabridged legend: Fredericus Imperator
Reverse
(en) Eagle with wings spread, head left
Script: łaciński
Lettering: ✠ ⸰ CVMANVS ⸰
Comments
(en) CNI assigns a date range of 1250 - 1280 for coins struck in the name of Frederick II, but the grosso of 4 denari has recently been assigned a narrower range.
Many variants of the main type exist:
Obverse legend FREDERIC I.P.R.T, six-petal flower (CNI p.179, 30):
© Numismatica Varesi
Reverse legend CIVITAS CVMANIS (CNI p.180, 39 to 181, 42):
© Numismatica Varesi
Variety with circle and inscribed cross, obverse (behind bust) and reverse (at top). This mark is ascribed to a monetary union between Bergamo, Berscia, Como, Pavia and Piacenza, and can be dated to 1251-1253.
© Numismatica Varesi
Many variants of the main type exist:
Obverse legend FREDERIC I.P.R.T, six-petal flower (CNI p.179, 30):
© Numismatica Varesi
Reverse legend CIVITAS CVMANIS (CNI p.180, 39 to 181, 42):
© Numismatica Varesi
Variety with circle and inscribed cross, obverse (behind bust) and reverse (at top). This mark is ascribed to a monetary union between Bergamo, Berscia, Como, Pavia and Piacenza, and can be dated to 1251-1253.
© Numismatica Varesi
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1251-1253) | (en) Circle with circumscribed cross | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1254-1255) | |||||||||||||||
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