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<p>[QUOTE="PMONNEY, post: 2957157, member: 82829"]<b>Frederick II</b>, 1194–1250, Holy Roman emperor (1220–50) and German king (1212–20), <b>king of Sicily</b>(1197–1250), and king of Jerusalem (1229–50).</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin:<b>. FREDERICK II 1198-1250</b>. Crowned bust l. . "+ <b>F IPERATOR BI</b>" Rev.: Cross potent, three pellets in two qurters / <b>"+ IERL’ SICIL RE</b>",Mint: Messina, 1228, Denaro, .(0.87gr,/19mm, 8h.) Ref.:MEC 545; Spahr 113; MIR 93; D’Andrea 121),</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Anecdote</u></b>: during WW II, the German occupying forces were about to blow out an Italian museum containing historical items having belonged to Frederick II, the Italians implored: -please do not demolish this building which concerns your German king...and the building was spared !</p><p>[ATTACH=full]723147[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]723142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PMONNEY, post: 2957157, member: 82829"][B]Frederick II[/B], 1194–1250, Holy Roman emperor (1220–50) and German king (1212–20), [B]king of Sicily[/B](1197–1250), and king of Jerusalem (1229–50). This coin:[B]. FREDERICK II 1198-1250[/B]. Crowned bust l. . "+ [B]F IPERATOR BI[/B]" Rev.: Cross potent, three pellets in two qurters / [B]"+ IERL’ SICIL RE[/B]",Mint: Messina, 1228, Denaro, .(0.87gr,/19mm, 8h.) Ref.:MEC 545; Spahr 113; MIR 93; D’Andrea 121), [B][U]Anecdote[/U][/B]: during WW II, the German occupying forces were about to blow out an Italian museum containing historical items having belonged to Frederick II, the Italians implored: -please do not demolish this building which concerns your German king...and the building was spared ! [ATTACH=full]723147[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]723142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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