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Frederick II Hohenstaufen, augustale

Frederick II Hohenstaufen, augustale

1231–50
MintBrindisi, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gold
DimensionsDiameter: 2.1cm (13/16in.)
Credit LineCentennial gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in memory of Georg Swarzenski
Accession number69.403
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On view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "CESAR AVG IMP ROM". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "+FRIDE RICVS".
Provenance1914, Morosini Collection, Venice. Franz Trau (b. 1881 - d. 1931), Vienna. 1939, Spink and Sons, London; 1939, sold by Spink to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III, Cambridge, MA; 1969, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1969)